Hilbert
Da·vid [dey-vid; German dah-vit], /ˈdeɪ vɪd; German ˈdɑ vɪt/, 1862–1943, German mathematician.
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They still haven’t solved Hilbert’s 13th problem and probably aren’t even close, Farb admitted.
Mathematicians Resurrect Hilbert’s 13th Problem | Stephen Ornes | January 14, 2021 | Quanta MagazineFarb and Wolfson have been working on the problem they believe Hilbert intended ever since their discovery.
Mathematicians Resurrect Hilbert’s 13th Problem | Stephen Ornes | January 14, 2021 | Quanta MagazineHilbert had focused on cubic surfaces to solve ninth-degree polynomials in one variable.
Mathematicians Resurrect Hilbert’s 13th Problem | Stephen Ornes | January 14, 2021 | Quanta MagazineHilbert was a flashy man who helicoptered five miles daily over corn fields to and from the office.
Such also are the definitions found in a book justly admired and greatly honored, the Foundations of Geometry by Hilbert.
I do not make this formal character of his geometry a reproach to Hilbert.
The end of Hilbert's memoir is altogether enigmatic and I shall not lay stress upon it.
I prefer to follow step by step the development of Hilbert's thought, quoting textually the most important passages.
So for Russell logic is prior to arithmetic; for Hilbert they are 'simultaneous.'
British Dictionary definitions for Hilbert
/ (ˈhɪlbət) /
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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