English Explanatory Dictionary

Cauchy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A French surname; notably that of prolific mathematician Augustin-Louis Cauchy (1789-1857).
adj
  1. Of a sequence in a metric space, whose terms become arbitrarily close to one another.

Pronunciation

/ˈkəʊ.ʃi/ /ˈkoʊ.ʃi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Cauchy.wav

Word forms

Cauchy

Etymology

Borrowed from French Cauchy.

Derived words

Cauchyan Cauchy boundary condition Cauchy data Cauchy distribution Cauchy horizon Cauchy momentum equation Cauchy problem Cauchy-Riemann equation Cauchy-Schwarz inequality Cauchy sequence Cauchy space Cauchy stress tensor Cauchy surface
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