holomorphic

[hol-uh-mawr-fik, hoh-luh-]

adjective

Mathematics.

1. analytic.

holomorphic

/ ˌhɒləˈmɔːfɪk /

adjective

1. maths another word for analytic

Other Word Forms

• holomorphism noun
• holomorphy noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of holomorphic¹

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

Example Sentences

"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.

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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.

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