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Klein bottle

Pronunciation: /klʌɪn/

Definition of Klein bottle

noun

Mathematics
  • a closed surface with only one side, formed by passing one end of a tube through the side of the tube and joining it to the other end.

Origin:

1940s: named after Felix Klein (1849–1925), the German mathematician who first described it

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