Proclus

American  

[proh-kluhs, prok-luhs] / ˈproʊ kləs, ˈprɒk ləs /

noun

1. a.d. c411–485, Greek philosopher and theologian.

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Proclus British  

/ ˈprəʊkləs, ˈprɒk- /

noun

1. ?410–485 _ad , Greek Neo-Platonist philosopher

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Example Sentences

Even if we do want accept the postulate without proof, Proclus would prefer that we call it an axiom, rather than a postulate.

From Scientific American

Proclus, a 5th century CE Greek mathematician who wrote an influential commentary on the Elements, thought that the fourth postulate should be a theorem and provided a “proof” of it in his commentary.

From Scientific American

Basically, Heath states that Proclus’s proof replaces the fourth postulate with a different, unstated, postulate.

From Scientific American

A disciple of Proclus, he was known best for the lucidity of his method rather than for any original ideas.

From Project Gutenberg

Proclus upon the “Timæus of Plato,” among other Orphic verses, cites the following: “Jupiter is a man, Jupiter is also an immortal maid.”

From Project Gutenberg