English Explanatory Dictionary

Archimedean

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to Archimedes.
  2. Having no infinitely large or infinitely small elements.
noun
  1. A member of The Archimedeans, the mathematical society of the University of Cambridge.
adj
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Archimedean.

Pronunciation

/ˌɑːkɪˈmiːdi.ən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Archimedean.wav /ˌɑːɹkɪˈmiːdi.ən/

Word forms

Archimedean more Archimedean most Archimedean Archimedeans

Etymology

From Archimedes + -an.

Derived words

Archimedean dual Archimedean field Archimedean graph Archimedean group Archimedean ordered field Archimedean point Archimedean principle Archimedean property Archimedean screw Archimedean solid Archimedean spiral Archimedean tessellation Archimedean valuation non-Archimedean time hyperarchimedean
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