Word Type

Noun

The word "decomposition" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

Białynicki-Birula decomposition Dantzig-Wolfe decomposition Heegaard decomposition Hodge decomposition QR decomposition Schur decomposition autodecomposition branch-decomposition chemical decomposition decomposition potential decompositional double decomposition eigen decomposition eigendecomposition matrix decomposition nano-decomposition nanodecomposition nondecomposition open book decomposition photodecomposition predecomposition prime decomposition singular value decomposition square root decomposition tree decomposition

Derived From

composition

Context

biology chemistry

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

chemical reaction decay organic phenomenon reaction vector algebra

Type Of (IsA)

chemical reaction decay degradation physical creation event physical destruction event separating spontaneous process transformation process vector algebra

Related Terms

decompose

Related Terms

analysis atom compost compound decompose matrix rotting

Synonym Network

decay

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