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Where does “holonomy” come from?

holonomy (English) comes from English -nomy, from French -nomie, from Latin -nomia, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

holonomy (English): Given a smooth closed curve "C" on a surface "M",...

Definitions

  1. Given a smooth closed curve "C" on a surface "M",...

Ancestry of “holonomy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-nomya system of rules, laws, or knowledge about a...
2French-nomie-nomy
3Latin-nomia-nomy
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “holonomy”

  • holonomic
  • nonholonomic
  • anholonomy
  • anholonomic
  • holonomicity
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