Tits building

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English

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Etymology

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Named after Jacques Tits, who introduced them.

Noun

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Tits building (plural Tits buildings)

  1. (mathematics) A combinatorial and geometric structure which simultaneously generalizes certain aspects of flag manifolds, finite projective planes, and Riemannian symmetric spaces.
    Synonym: building