tropical geometry

English

Etymology

The adjective tropical was chosen by some French mathematicians in honor of the Brazilian pioneer of the field, Imre Simon.

Noun

tropical geometry (uncountable)

1. (mathematics) A recent branch of geometry that can be described as a piecewise linear version of real algebraic geometry.

Translations

branch of geometry

• Finnish: trooppinen geometria
• French: géométrie tropicale f
• German: tropische Geometrie f
• Italian: geometria tropicale f
• Japanese: トロピカル幾何学
• Russian: тропи́ческая геоме́трия f (tropíčeskaja geométrija)
• Spanish: geometría tropical f