Euclid

Eu·clid ¹  (ykld) Third century b.c.

Greek mathematician who applied the deductive principles of logic to geometry, thereby deriving statements from clearly defined axioms.

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Eu·clid ²  (ykld)

A city of northeast Ohio, a manufacturing suburb of Cleveland on Lake Erie. Population: 48,700.

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Euclid  (ykld) fl. 300 bce.

Greek mathematician whose book, Elements, was used continuously until the 19th century. In it he organized and systematized all that was known about geometry. Euclid's systematic use of deductions and axioms was widely regarded as a model working method and influenced mathematicians and scientists for over two thousand years.

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Euclid - Greek geometer (3rd century BC)