Hamiltonian

[ham-uh l-toh-nee-uh n]

adjective

pertaining to or advocating Hamiltonianism.

noun

a supporter of Alexander Hamilton or Hamiltonianism.

Origin of Hamiltonian

An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800; Hamilton + -ian

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Examples from the Web for hamiltonian

Our movement will adopt a Hamiltonian posture in the way we discuss government.
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And that his feelings for Hamilton led to a government and a country that became Hamiltonian rather than Jeffersonian.
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The economic program accorded with considerations partly Hamiltonian, partly state-socialist.
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A vast majority in number as well as in interest of these are men deeply imbued with Hamiltonian principles.
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This was no Hamiltonian, no comfortably rich and socially secure Middle-westerner.
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This paper had, by now, departed from the policy of its Hamiltonian founder.
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Of course Theodore Roosevelt is Hamiltonian with a difference.
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British Dictionary definitions for hamiltonian

Hamiltonian

noun

a mathematical function of the coordinates and momenta of a system of particles used to express their equations of motion

a mathematical operator that generates such a functionSymbol: H

adjective

denoting or relating to Sir William Rowan Hamilton, or to the theory of mechanics or mathematical operator devised by him

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Word Origin and History for hamiltonian

Hamiltonian

1797, follower of, or characteristic of, U.S. politician Alexander Hamilton (d.1804).

Science definitions for hamiltonian

Hamiltonian

[hăm′əl-tō′nē-ən]

A mathematical function or operator that can be used to describe the state of a physical system. In classical mechanics, the Hamiltonian is a function of coordinates and momenta of bodies in the system, treated as independent variables. It is equal to the sum of the kinetic and potential energies of the system, and can be used to derive the equations of motion for the system. In quantum mechanics, the Hamiltonian is an operator corresponding to the total energy of the system. The Hamiltonian is named after Irish mathematician William Rowan Hamilton (1805-1865).