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RIEMANN

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Overview

RIEMANN (noun)
  The noun RIEMANN has 1 sense:

1. pioneer of non-Euclidean geometry (1826-1866)play

  Familiarity information: RIEMANN used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


RIEMANN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Pioneer of non-Euclidean geometry (1826-1866)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Bernhard Riemann; Georg Friedrich Bernhard Riemann; Riemann

Instance hypernyms:

mathematician (a person skilled in mathematics)

Derivation:

Riemannian (of or relating to Riemann's non-Euclidean geometry)


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