See Also: Galois(dictionary)

Galois (iou)



Galois noun. ['galwɑ:] L19.
[evariste Galois (1811-32), French mathematician.]
Math. Used attrib. to designate various concepts arising from Galois's work.
Galois field a field with a finite number of elements. Galois theory a method of applying group theory to the solution of algebraic equations.
Galoisian adjective L19.