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Jacobi

[ juh-koh-bee; German yah-koh-bee ]

noun

  1. Abraham, 1830–1919, U.S. pediatrician, born in Germany.
  2. Karl Gus·tav Ja·kob [kah, r, l , goos, -tahf , yah, -kawp], 1804–51, German mathematician.
  3. Mary Corinna (Putnam), 1842–1906, U.S. physician (wife of Abraham Jacobi).


Jacobi

noun

  1. dʒæˈkəʊbɪ JacobiDerek1938MBritishTHEATRE: actor Sir Derek ( George ). born 1938, British actor
  2. jaˈkoːbi JacobiKarl Gustav Jacob18041851MGermanSCIENCE: mathematician Karl Gustav Jacob (karl ˈɡʊstaf ˈjaːkɔp). 1804–51, German mathematician. Independently of N. H. Abel, he discovered elliptic functions (1829). He also made important contributions to the study of determinants and differential equations
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Example Sentences

Ricky proceeded to solve second-order differential equations with Jacobi elliptic functions.

Jacobi nurses demanded more protective gear on Saturday when they held a rally outside the hospital.

At the heart of the show, Jacobi is stellar as Claudius, who learns to play up his physical failings to mask his own intelligence.

A white woman, Mrs. Henry Jacobi, who had been taken prisoner early in the month, crossed the plain holding a white flag.

In the same year Jacobi, in Germany, propelled a boat by electricity using an electric motor of his own invention.

The letter conveyed by Mr. Jacobi respected his making a settlement in Gothland, which might be of use to the Admiral.

Jacobi Fabri Stapulensis conclusiones phisic, &c. ex Aristotele excerpt.

Jacobi Alkindi de pluviis, imbribus, ventis, et de mutatione aeris.

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