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adj
Of, attributed to or inspired by the Irish mathematician, astronomer and physicist William Rowan Hamilton (1805–1865).
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Usage: not-comparable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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adj
That visits each vertex exactly once.
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Usage: not-comparable
Topics: graph-theory, mathematics, sciences
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adj
Containing a Hamiltonian cycle.
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Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Advocated by American politician Alexander Hamilton (1755–1804).
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Usage: US, historical, not-comparable
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Relating to James Hamilton (1769–1831), or his method of teaching languages without grammar, by a literal interlinear word-for-word translation.
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Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Of, relating to, or in the literary style of Edmond Hamilton (1904–1977), American science fiction writer.
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Usage: not-comparable
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Relating to Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet (1788–1856), Scottish metaphysician.
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Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Of or relating to any city named Hamilton.
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adj
Alternative letter-case form of Hamiltonian.
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Usage: alt-of
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noun
A function (of time), denoted H, that corresponds to the total energy of the system.
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Qualifier: Hamiltonian mechanics
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
The observable, denoted H, that corresponds to the total energy of the system.
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Qualifier: quantum mechanics
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
A member of the faction of the US government in the George Washington administration led by Alexander Hamilton.
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Usage: US, historical
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A native or inhabitant of any city named Hamilton.
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History
Etymology tree English Hamilton Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Hamiltonian From Hamilton (a surname) + -ian.
Etymology tree English Hamilton Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Hamiltonian From Hamilton (a place name) + -ian.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
