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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

Twice, Cavalieri pitted to refuel, his father rapidly squeezing gas from a fuel bottle that just as easily could have held drinking water.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2025

Cavalieri snipped rubber from a fresh set of tires, the RC-equivalent of adjusting tire pressure on a race car.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 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

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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