Cauchy

American

[koh-shee] / koʊˈʃi /

noun

Augustin Louis 1789–1857, French mathematician.

Cauchy British

/ koʃi, ˈkaʊʃɪ /

noun

Augustin Louis (oɡystɛ̃ lwi), Baron Cauchy. 1789–1857, French mathematician, noted for his work on the theory of functions and the wave theory of light

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This quilt, finished in January 2019, is “a quiet scream,” she wrote on her blog, Completely Cauchy, a nod to mathematician Augustin-Louis Cauchy.

From Washington Post • Dec. 22, 2020

“I’m disappointed and scared because he didn’t understand the anger,” Mr. Cauchy added.

From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2018

In probability theory, the curve describes the probability density function of the Cauchy distribution.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

Kimber, who has gained a following for her quilting blog "Completely Cauchy," holds a cult-like status in the modern quilting community.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2016

In December, 1851, these seven judges were named Hardouin, Pataille, Moreau, Delapalme, Cauchy, Grandet, and Quesnault, the two last-named being Assistants.

From The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness by Hugo, Victor

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