Flatness (mathematics)

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Short description: Degree to which a surface approximates a mathematical plain

In mathematics, the flatness (symbol: ) of a surface is the degree to which it approximates a mathematical plane. The term is often generalized for higher-dimensional manifolds to describe the degree to which they approximate the Euclidean space of the same dimensionality. (See curvature.)[1]

Flatness in homological algebra and algebraic geometry means, of an object [math]\displaystyle{ A }[/math] in an abelian category, that [math]\displaystyle{ - \otimes A }[/math] is an exact functor. See flat module or, for more generality, flat morphism.[2]

Character encodings

Character information
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Unicode name FLATNESS
Encodings decimal hex
Unicode 9189 0 0 0 U+23E5
UTF-8 226 143 165 0 0 0 E2 8F A5 00 00 00
Numeric character reference ⏥��� ⏥���

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