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Kronecker

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[kroh-nek-er, kroh-nek-uhr] / ˈkroʊ nɛk ər, ˈkroʊ nɛk ər /

noun

  1. Leopold 1823–91, German mathematician.


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In the late 1800s the famous german mathematician Leopold Kronecker proclaimed, “God made the integers, all else is the work of man.”

From Scientific American

The Mind and Peristalsis.—Analogous to Pawlow's ingenious experiments, with regard to digestive secretion in the stomach, are Kronecker's experiments at Berne upon the motor function of the intestinal tract.

From Project Gutenberg

The theory of the modular equations, more particularly for the case n = 5, has been studied by C. Hermite, L. Kronecker and F. Brioschi.

From Project Gutenberg

A German mathematician, Kronecker, did not hesitate to declare that "the history of mathematics will speak of her as one of the rarest investigators."

From Project Gutenberg

Kronecker, by isolating a loop of intestine in which a metal ball was placed, showed that it was possible to modify peristalsis very materially by affecting the psychic condition of the animal.

From Project Gutenberg