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abbreviation Physics.
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Q.E.D.
abbreviation
which was to be shown or demonstrated (used especially in mathematical proofs).
Origin of Q.E.D.
First recorded in 1810–20, Q.E.D. is from Latin quod erat dēmōnstrandum
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How to use QED in a sentence
“QED” was not intelligible to him, but it sounded very well indeed, he thought.
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British Dictionary definitions for QED
QED
abbreviation for
quod erat demonstrandum
quantum electrodynamics
Word Origin for QED
(sense 1) Latin: which was to be shown or proved
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