Hilbert

[hil-bert; German hil-buh rt]

noun

Da·vid [dey-vid; German dah-vit] /ˈdeɪ vɪd; German ˈdɑ vɪt/, 1862–1943, German mathematician.

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Contemporary Examples of hilbert

Hilbert was a flashy man who helicoptered five miles daily over corn fields to and from the office.
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Historical Examples of hilbert

So saying, he turned round and let Hilbert see that the bow and arrow were not behind him.
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"Why, a little bird that came on board from Nova Scotia, they said," replied Hilbert.
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Even Hilbert looked pleased at the effect which his rejoinder had produced.
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So saying, Hilbert began to caper about the deck in the exuberance of his joy.
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Hilbert held it up so that the Colonel could see the number upon it.
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British Dictionary definitions for hilbert

Hilbert

noun

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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