root system

noun — 2 senses

root system

noun
1

Biology, Botany, Natural sciences The structure comprising the roots of a plant.

2

Mathematics, Sciences A configuration of vectors in a Euclidean space satisfying certain geometrical properties, fundamental in the theory of Lie groups and Lie algebras.

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