Euclid (redirected from Euclid of Alexandria)

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 [ˈjuːklɪd]

n

1. (Biographies / Euclid (3rd century bc-3rd century bc) M, Greek, SCIENCE: mathematician) 3rd century bc, Greek mathematician of Alexandria; author of Elements, which sets out the principles of geometry and remained a text until the 19th century at least

2. (Mathematics) the works of Euclid, esp his system of geometry

Euclidean , Euclidian [juːˈklɪdɪən] adj

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Euclid [ˈjuːklɪd]

n

(Mathematics) the works of Euclid (Greek mathematician of Alexandria, 3rd century bc), esp his system of geometry

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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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Noun

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Euclid - Greek geometer (3rd century BC)

Translations

Euclid [ˈjuːklɪd] N → Euclides

Euclid

n → Euklid m

Euclid [ˈjuːklɪd] n → Euclide m