Cayley (English)
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Definition (keystage 1)
Arthur Cayley (1821-1895): English mathematician. He published prolifically on every branch of mathematics; some of his most important work was on matrices, non-euclidean geometry and higher-dimensional geometry, permutations and abstract groups.
The Cayley-Hamilton theorem, and Cayley's sextic, bear his name.
The Cayley-Hamilton theorem, and Cayley's sextic, bear his name.
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- (en) Cayley's theorem
- (en) Cayley-Hamilton theorem
- (en) Cayley's sextic
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