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adj
Of or pertaining to Archimedes.
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adj
Having no infinitely large or infinitely small elements.
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Topics: mathematics, sciences
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adj
Alternative letter-case form of Archimedean.
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Usage: alt-of
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noun
A member of The Archimedeans, the mathematical society of the University of Cambridge.
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History
Etymology tree English Archimedes Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Archimedean From Archimedes + -an.
Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
