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Hilbert

[hil-bert; German hil-buh rt]
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noun
  1. Da·vid [dey-vid; German dah-vit] /ˈdeɪ vɪd; German ˈdɑ vɪt/, 1862–1943, German mathematician.
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  • So saying, he turned round and let Hilbert see that the bow and arrow were not behind him.

  • So saying, Hilbert began to caper about the deck in the exuberance of his joy.

  • "Why, a little bird that came on board from Nova Scotia, they said," replied Hilbert.

  • Even Hilbert looked pleased at the effect which his rejoinder had produced.

  • Hilbert held it up so that the Colonel could see the number upon it.

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Hilbert

noun
  1. David (ˈdaːfɪt). 1862–1943, German mathematician, who made outstanding contributions to the theories of number fields and invariants and to geometry
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