Neumann

American  

[noo-muhn, nyoo-, noi-mahn, -muhn] / ˈnu mən, ˈnyu-, 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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Example Sentences

Real-estate developer Stephen Ross and former WeWork chief executive Adam Neumann are also springing for new campuses in the area.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

In Miami’s El Portal neighborhood, Neumann and his wife Rebekah caused a stir with their school, SOLFL.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

They can be used, for example, to help solve classic boundary value problems such as the Dirichlet problem or the Neumann problem.

From Science Daily • Jan. 7, 2026

“Think of it as support areas of the business where there’s overlap, there’s also overlapping tech stacking capabilities,” Netflix Chief Financial Officer Spencer Neumann told analysts in a Friday conference call.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

To Neumann, the conclusion was obvious: passenger pigeons were not as numerous before Columbus.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann