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Galois (iou) and taboo 1, adjective (oh)


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.

taboo 1, adjective (oh)



[Date: 1700-1800; Language: Tongan; Origin: tabu]
a taboo subject, word, activity etc is one that people avoid because it is extremely offensive or embarrassing
::Rape is a taboo subject .
not accepted as socially correct
::It's taboo to date a man a lot younger than you.
too holy or evil to be touched or used