Euler

American  

[oi-ler, oi-luhr] / ˈɔɪ lər, ˈɔɪ lər /

noun

1. Leonhard 1707–83, Swiss mathematician.

2. Ulf Svante von 1905–83, Swedish physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1970.

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Euler British  

/ ˈɔɪlər /

noun

1. Leonhard (ˈleːɔnhart). 1707–83, Swiss mathematician, noted esp for his work on the calculus of variation: considered the founder of modern mathematical analysis

2. Ulf ( Svante ) von (ʊlf fɔn). 1905–83, Swedish physiologist: shared the Nobel prize (1970) for physiology or medicine with Julius Axelrod and Bernard Katz for their work on the catecholamines: son of Hans von Euler-Chelpin

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Euler Scientific  

/ oi′lər /

1. Swiss mathematician who made many contributions to numerous areas of pure and applied mathematics, physics, and astronomy. He was one of the first to develop the methods used in differential and integral calculus, and he introduced much of the basic mathematical notation still used today.

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Example Sentences

Venn, with his new twist, would out-Euler, Euler.

From Salon • Jul. 29, 2024

There are good reasons why plastic is so common, explains Christian Euler, an assistant professor in chemical engineering at the University of Waterloo in Ontario.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2023

The study builds upon the foundational Euler equation formulated by Leonhard Euler in 1757 to describe the flow of eddy currents.

From Science Daily • Sep. 29, 2023

The Washington Post spoke to Euler recently about women and aging.

From Washington Post • Oct. 22, 2022

“You found the missing piece of the code! Hadn’t we seen a link to Euler before? We skipped right over it.”

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson