| Mach also mach (mäk) n. Mach number. |
Mach (mäk, mä ), Ernst 1838-1916. Austrian physicist and philosopher who played a central role in the development of logical positivism. His works include the influential Science of Mechanics (1883). |
Mach [mæk]
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(Mathematics & Measurements / Units) short for Mach number
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(Biographies / Mach, Ernst (1838-1916) M, Austrian, SCIENCE: physicist, PHILOSOPHY: philosopher) Ernst (ɛrnst). 1838-1916, Austrian physicist and philosopher. He devised the system of speed measurement using the Mach number. He also founded logical positivism, asserting that the validity of a scientific law is proved only after empirical testing
Mach - The scale measuring the speed of an object or fluid relative to the speed of sound is named for philosopher/physicist Ernst Mach (1838-1916), who researched thermodynamics; Mach is the ratio of the speed of something to the speed of sound in the surrounding medium.
See also related terms for measuring.
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| Noun | 1. |  Mach - Austrian physicist and philosopher who introduced the Mach number and who founded logical positivism (1838-1916) |
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