WhitneySumFormula

P157612

predicate

Indicates that the characteristic class (typically total Chern or Stiefel–Whitney class) of a direct sum of vector bundles equals the cup-product of the characteristic classes of the individual bundles.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
WhitneySumFormula canonical	1

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction

Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'

Input

Predicate: WhitneySumFormula

Generated description

Indicates that the characteristic class (typically total Chern or Stiefel–Whitney class) of a direct sum of vector bundles equals the cup-product of the characteristic classes of the individual bundles.

Sample triples (1)

Subject	Object
Pontryagin classes	p(E⊕F)=p(E)·p(F) ⓘ