holomorphic

American

[hol-uh-mawr-fik, hoh-luh-] / ˌhɒl əˈmɔr fɪk, ˌhoʊ lə- /

adjective

Mathematics.

analytic.

holomorphic British

/ ˌhɒləˈmɔːfɪk /

adjective

maths another word for analytic

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Other Word Forms

holomorphism noun
holomorphy noun

Etymology

Origin of holomorphic

First recorded in 1875–80; holo- + -morphic

Example Sentences

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"Until now, only three holomorphic ray species have been confirmed from the Late Jurassic, but thanks to this study, a total of five species have now been identified," says Türtscher.

From Science Daily

Other cornerstones include topology—the abstract study of space—and analysis, which begins with a rigorous treatment of the calculus of real functions before branching into the more exotic terrains of probability spaces and random variables and complex manifolds and holomorphic functions.

From Scientific American

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