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Riemann

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Rie·mann  (rmn, -män), Georg Friedrich Bernhard 1826-1866.
German mathematician who was a pioneer of non-Euclidean geometry and complex analysis.

Riemann (German) [ˈriːman]
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(Biographies / Riemann, Georg Friedrich Bernhard (1826-1866) M, German, SCIENCE: mathematician) Georg Friedrich Bernhard (ˈgeːɔrk ˈfriːdrɪç ˈbɛrnhart). 1826-66, German mathematician whose non-Euclidean geometry was used by Einstein as a basis for his general theory of relativity
Riemannian  adj
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Noun1.Riemann - pioneer of non-Euclidean geometry (1826-1866)


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