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Cavalieri

American  
[kav-uhl-yair-ee, kah-vah-lye-ree] / ˌkæv əlˈjɛər i, ˌkɑ vɑˈljɛ ri /

noun

  1. Francesco Bonaventura 1598–1697, Italian mathematician.


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It’s also home to pasta producers as diverse as Granoro, one of Italy’s most popular supermarket brands, and Pastificio Benedetto Cavalieri, a top-notch artisanal maker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

Although the runner-up finish was all Cavalieri needed to advance, he hadn’t even reached the pits by the time he started recounting his mistakes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2025

“I didn’t ever think of it as something I would still do now,” Cavalieri said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2025

The championship race finally arrived and the drivers’ pit crew chiefs lined up, buggies in hand, by qualifying position, with Phend leading the pack and Cavalieri bringing up the rear.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2025

To Cavalieri, every area, like that of the triangle, is made up of an infinite number of zero-width lines, and a volume is made up of an infinite number of zero-height planes.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

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