Commutant
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The subset of all elements of a semigroup that commute with the elements of a given subset
"The basic mathematical entity to be used here in elucidating the different senses of superselection rules is a von Neumann algebra #123;#92;mathfrak#123;M"
Example
More examples"The basic mathematical entity to be used here in elucidating the different senses of superselection rules is a von Neumann algebra #123;#92;mathfrak#123;M"
Etymology
From commute + -ant.