closed form

Definitions

1. 1

   A form (expression) that does not use limits, implicitly or explicitly.

   • There is no known representation of π in closed form: each expression for it includes an integral, an infinite series, or an infinite continued fraction.
2. 2

   A differential form whose exterior derivative is zero.

3. 3

   A type of poetry with regular structure, such as meter or a rhyming pattern.

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   1. 4

      Trobar clus.

   2. 5

      Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

      Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see closed, form.

      • If ω is a closed form, then dω=0.

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