Twistorian

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A mathematician who specializes in twistor theory.

    "This identification, using this resolution, first appeared in twistor theory in [30], before twistorians were aware of the full BGG resolution."

  2. 2
    One who twists history to promote an agenda. derogatory, rare, slang

    "That is why the twistorians are now attempting to rewrite the founders' own words, most notably in a recent Associated Press (22d February, 1998, Charlottesville _Daily Progress_) article with the ludicrous lying headline "Jefferson sought integrated schools.""

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"This identification, using this resolution, first appeared in twistor theory in [30], before twistorians were aware of the full BGG resolution."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From twistor + -ian.

Etymology 2

Blend of twist + historian.

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