单词 | perpetuant |
释义 | perpetuantn.ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from wool > [noun] > stout or durable > perpetuana perpetuana1601 perpet1704 perpetuant1754 1754 E. Bowen Map of Devon The chief Manufactures [of Devon] are Kerseys, Serges, Druggets, Perpetuants, fine and coarse Cloths, and Lace, in all which many Families are employd. 2. Mathematics. A semi-invariant which is not reducible to a sum (or sum of products) of semi-invariants of lower degree. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > algebra > [noun] > expression > function > invariant > semi-invariant peninvariant1860 semi-invariant1860 perpetuant1882 subinvariant1882 syzygant1882 1882 J. J. Sylvester in Amer. Jrnl. Math. 5 105 It may be convenient to give a name to absolutely indecomposable subinvariants, and I propose, until an apter word presents itself, to call them perpetuants. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 638/1 In this case the ground forms, called also perpetuants, have been enumerated and actual representative seminvariant forms established. 1948 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) A. 241 424 The first two forms are reduced by Turnbull, but his reduction of (i), based on his ‘perpetuant reduction’ is not very easy to follow. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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