Hilbert

[ hil-bert; German hil-buhrt ]

noun

1. Da·vid [dey, -vid, dah, -vit], 1862–1943, German mathematician.

Hilbert

/ ˈhɪlbət /

noun

1. HilbertDavid18621943MGermanSCIENCE: mathematician David (ˈdaːfɪt). 1862–1943, German mathematician, who made outstanding contributions to the theories of number fields and invariants and to geometry

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Hilbert was a flashy man who helicoptered five miles daily over corn fields to and from the office.

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Such also are the definitions found in a book justly admired and greatly honored, the Foundations of Geometry by Hilbert.

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I do not make this formal character of his geometry a reproach to Hilbert.

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The end of Hilbert's memoir is altogether enigmatic and I shall not lay stress upon it.

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I prefer to follow step by step the development of Hilbert's thought, quoting textually the most important passages.

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So for Russell logic is prior to arithmetic; for Hilbert they are 'simultaneous.'

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