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Faltung.

folding

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. folding

    feminine
  2. convolution

    feminine
Where this word comes from

falten + -ung. Compare Old High German falzunga (“connection, juncture, joint”), German Falzung. The mathematical sense was coined in 1923 by Gustav Doetsch.

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