Mathematics
- A holonomic basis for the tangent space of a differentiable manifold
- A holonomic system in which all constraints are holonomic constraints
- Holonomic constraints, which are expressible as a function of the coordinates and time
- Holonomic modules in the theory of D-modules
- Holonomic function, a smooth function in one variable that satisfies a linear homogenous differential equation with polynomial coefficients
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