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alternating form

alternating form

[′ȯl·tər‚nād·iŋ ′fȯrm]
(mathematics)
A bilinear form f which changes sign under interchange of its independent variables; that is, f (x, y) = -f (y, x) for all values of the independent variables x and y.
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Keywords: Generalized quadrangle; Moufang condition; skew translation quadrangle; alternating form; special group; p-group; classification; automorphism group
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