Riemann

American  

[ree-mahn, ree-mahn, -muhn] / ˈriˌmɑn, ˈri mɑn, -mən /

noun

1. Georg Friedrich Bernhard 1826–66, German mathematician.

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Riemann British  

/ ˈriːman /

noun

1. Georg Friedrich Bernhard (ˈɡeːɔrk ˈfriːdrɪç ˈbɛrnhart). 1826–66, German mathematician whose non-Euclidean geometry was used by Einstein as a basis for his general theory of relativity

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Riemann Scientific  

/ rē′mən,-män′ /

1. German mathematician who originated the non-Euclidean system of geometry that is now named after him. Riemann also studied optics and electromagnetic theory, and his work influenced Albert Einstein's theory of General Relativity.

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Other Word Forms

• Riemannian
  adjective

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Riemann

Among the major findings reported by OpenAI were advances related to three of the five remaining Millennium Prize Problems, including the Riemann hypothesis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

In his original message to Claude, he even managed to misspell the name Riemann.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Riemann found the requisite new ideas and solved the problem in 1854.

From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2026

One of these problems is the famed Riemann Hypothesis.

From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2026

Riemann made it perfectly acceptable to go off to infinity; since infinity is just a point on the sphere like any other point, it was no longer something to be feared.

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

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