Dirichlet

[ dir-i-kley; German dee-ree-kley ]

noun

1. Pe·ter Gus·tav Le·jeune [pey, -t, uh, r, , goos, -tahf l, uh, -, zhœn], 1805–59, German mathematician.

Dirichlet

/ diriˈkleː /

noun

1. DirichletPeter Gustav Lejeune18051859MGermanSCIENCE: mathematician Peter Gustav Lejeune (ˈpeːtər ˈɡʊstaf ləˈʒœn). 1805–59, German mathematician, noted for his work on number theory and calculus

Example Sentences

The proof is the same as that of Dirichlet for the case of statical stability.

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