men of mathematics

  • 1Men of Mathematics — by E.T. Bell Men of Mathematics is a book on the history of mathematics written in 1937 by the mathematician E.T. Bell. After a brief chapter on three ancient mathematicians, the remainder of the book is devoted to the lives of about forty… …

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  • 2men|su|ra|tion — «MEHN shuh RAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act, art, or process of measuring. 2. the branch of mathematics that deals with finding lengths, areas, and volumes. ╂[< Late Latin mensūrātiō, ōnis < mēnsūrāre to measure < Latin mēnsūra a measure] …

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  • 3mathematics — /math euh mat iks/, n. 1. (used with a sing. v.) the systematic treatment of magnitude, relationships between figures and forms, and relations between quantities expressed symbolically. 2. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) mathematical procedures,… …

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  • 4Mathematics and Physical Sciences — ▪ 2003 Introduction Mathematics       Mathematics in 2002 was marked by two discoveries in number theory. The first may have practical implications; the second satisfied a 150 year old curiosity.       Computer scientist Manindra Agrawal of the… …

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  • 5MATHEMATICS — Bible The Bible does not deal directly with proper mathematical subjects; however there are some parts that do relate indirectly to different mathematical topics. These are widely discussed by the various commentators on the Bible and Talmud: the …

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  • 6mathematics — 01. I never really enjoyed studying [mathematics] in school, but it became very useful when I started to run my own business. 02. Albert Einstein was a physicist, not a [mathematician]. 03. As Mickey Mouse once said, [mathematics] is being able… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 7mathematics — [16] Etymologically, mathematics means ‘something learned’. Its ultimate source was the Greek verb manthánein ‘learn’, which came from the same Indo European base (*men , *mon , *mn ‘think’) as produced English memory and mind. Its stem form math …

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  • 8mathematics — [16] Etymologically, mathematics means ‘something learned’. Its ultimate source was the Greek verb manthánein ‘learn’, which came from the same Indo European base (*men , *mon , *mn ‘think’) as produced English memory and mind. Its stem form math …

    Word origins

  • 9History of mathematics — A proof from Euclid s Elements, widely considered the most influential textbook of all time.[1] …

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  • 10List of mathematics articles (M) — NOTOC M M estimator M group M matrix M separation M set M. C. Escher s legacy M. Riesz extension theorem M/M/1 model Maass wave form Mac Lane s planarity criterion Macaulay brackets Macbeath surface MacCormack method Macdonald polynomial Machin… …

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