nilmanifold
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
nil + manifold, after nilpotent
Noun[edit]
nilmanifold (plural nilmanifolds)
- (mathematics) A quotient space of a nilpotent Lie group modulo a closed subgroup, or (equivalently) a homogeneous space with a nilpotent Lie group acting transitively on it.