Mathematics has a funny relationship with the English language. Mathematical research articles, sometimes to the surprise of outsiders, are not predominantly composed of numerals and symbols; math is made of words. But the objects we refer to are often entities uncontemplated by the editors at Merriam-Webster. New things require new vocabulary. There are two ways to go. You can cut new words from fresh cloth, as we do when we speak of cohomology, syzygies, monodromy, and so on; this has the effect of making our work look forbidding and unapproachable.
