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bicommutant

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Etymology

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From bi- +‎ commutant.

Noun

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bicommutant (plural bicommutants)

  1. (mathematics) A double commutant (that commutes with the elements of two subgroups)
    • 2015, André Henriques, David Penneys, “Bicommutant categories from fusion categories”, in arXiv[1]:
      In this article, we prove that every unitary fusion category gives an example of a bicommutant category.