Syzygies — Syzygy Syz y*gy (s[i^]z [i^]*j[y^]), n.; pl. {Syzygies} ( j[i^]z). [L. syzygia a joining together, conjunction, Gr. syzygi a; sy n with + zeygny nai to join, zygo n yoke: cf. F. syzygie. See {Yoke}, n.] 1. (Astron.) The point of an orbit, as of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Syzygy — Syz y*gy (s[i^]z [i^]*j[y^]), n.; pl. {Syzygies} ( j[i^]z). [L. syzygia a joining together, conjunction, Gr. syzygi a; sy n with + zeygny nai to join, zygo n yoke: cf. F. syzygie. See {Yoke}, n.] 1. (Astron.) The point of an orbit, as of the moon … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Homogeneous coordinate ring — In algebraic geometry, the homogeneous coordinate ring R of an algebraic variety V given as a subvariety of projective space of a given dimension N is by definition the quotient ring R = K[X0, X1, X2, ..., XN]/I where I is the homogeneous ideal… … Wikipedia
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Syzygy — In broadest terms, Syzygy (IPAEng|ˈsɪzɪʤi) is a kind of unity, especially through coordination or alignment, most commonly used in the astronomical and/or astrological sense. [http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=Syzygy x=56 y=22 Syzygy… … Wikipedia
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