closed form
AmE: /ˈkloʊzd fɔːrm/
Definition

Definition of closed form - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
mathematicsTECH.mathematical expression giving an exact result without using any limitsTECH.
  • The area can be written in closed form using elementary functions.
2.
differential geometryTECH.differential form whose exterior derivative equals zero everywhere on its domainTECH.
  • On this manifold, every closed form of degree one is also exact.

Adjective

1.
literatureRarefollowing a fixed pattern of rhythm or rhyme in verseRare
  • She prefers writing in closed form poetry rather than free verse.
2.
mathematicsTECH.expressible by a finite mathematical expression without sums going to infinityTECH.
  • The equation has a closed form solution using only basic algebraic functions.
3.
generalRarehaving a complete self contained structure without open or unfinished partsRare
  • The artist used a closed form design with no gaps in the sculpture.
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related to geometry of a manifold with a closed nondegenerate form

Examples of closed form in a sentence

  • Finding a closed form for the recurrence required generating functions.
  • The theorem implies that every closed form on this compact surface is harmonic.
  • We checked whether the two-form was a closed form by computing its exterior derivative.
  • The artist contrasted the closed form with negative space in the background.
  • Architects debated whether a closed form would make the courtyard feel too isolated.
  • He prefers writing in closed form rather than free verse.

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  1. French:forme fermée, à forme fixe, ...
  2. German:geschlossene Form, gebunden, ...
  3. Italian:forma chiusa, a forma chiusa, ...
  4. Spanish:forma cerrada, de forma fija, ...
  5. Portuguese:forma fechada, fixo, ...
  6. Chinese:闭式形式, 固定格律的, ...
  7. Japanese:閉じた形, 定型の, ...
  8. Arabic:صِيغَة مُغْلَقَة, مَوْزُون, ...
  9. Hebrew:צוּרָה סְגוּרָה, כָּבוּל, ...
  10. Russian:замкнутая форма, поэтический в закрытой форме, ...
  11. Ukrainian:замкнена форма, строфічний, ...
  12. Hindi:क्लोज़्ड फॉर्म, बद्ध रूप वाला, ...

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