noun — 5 senses
UK /nəʊm/ · US /noʊm/
Etymology From French nome, from Ancient Greek νομός (nomós, “district”), from νέμω (némō, “to divide”). Doublet of nomos.
A prefecture or unit of regional government in Greece.
A territorial division of ancient Egypt.
Etymology From Ancient Greek νόμος (nómos), from νέμω (némō, “to divide”). Differs from Etymology 1 in the position of Ancient Greek accent, though from the same root. Doublet of nomos and namus.
A type of musical composition in Ancient Greece.
Etymology The sense "term" is from French -nôme, second element of binôme etc., again from Ancient Greek νομός (nomós) here in its sense "division". The name of the special function may be identical or may be an independent borrowing from the Greek.
Mathematics, Sciences Obsolete A term in an algebraic expression.
Mathematics, Sciences A special function with which elliptic functions and modular forms can be described.
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