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madrury83 t1_j3epnqt wrote

Repurposing common words to have technical meanings is a basic trope in mathematics: kernel, neuron, limit, derivative, spectrum, manifold, atlas, chart, model, group, ring, ideal, field, topology, open, closed, compact, exotic, neighborhood, domain, immerse, embed, fibre, bundle, flow, section, measure, category, scheme, torsion, ...

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