Neumann

American  

[noo-muhn, nyoo-, noi-mahn, -muhn] / ˈnu mən, ˈnju-, ˈnɔɪ mɑn, -mən /

noun

1. Saint John Nepomucene 1811–60, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and educator, born in the Austrian Empire: canonized 1977.

2. John von. Von Neumann, John.

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Neumann British  

noun

1. Johann Balthasar (joˈhan ˈbaltazar). 1687–1753, German rococo architect. His masterpiece is the church of Vierzehnheiligen in Bavaria

2. See (John) von Neumann

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Neumann Scientific  

/ noi′män′ /

1. Hungarian-born American mathematician who contributed to mathematical theories about numbers and games. He was a leader in the design and development of high-speed electronic computers and also contributed to the field of cybernetics, a term he coined.

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Peter Neumann at King's College London told ZDF that Germany's criminal law on terrorism is "too lenient," and sentences too short by European standards.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

“We’re entertaining an audience approaching a billion people with still lots of room to grow into our addressable market on every measure,” said Spencer Neumann, Netflix’s chief financial officer, in the earnings presentation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026

From where Neumann stood in rural Larned, the shoe never quite fell.

From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026

“It will cure the symptom but not the underlying disease,” said Fred Neumann, chief Asia economist at HSBC.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026

From a pocket Neumann Two pulls some crumpled and filthy reichsmarks.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr