Riemann
[ ree-mahn; English ree-mahn, -muhn ]
/ ˈriˌmɑn; English ˈri mɑn, -mən /
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noun
Ge·org Frie·drich Bern·hard [gey-awrk -free-drikh -bern-hahrt], /geɪˈɔrk ˈfri drɪx ˈbɛrn hɑrt/, 1826–66, German mathematician.
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Rie·mann·i·an [ree-mah-nee-uhn], /riˈmɑ ni ən/, adjectiveWords nearby Riemann
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Riemann
/ (German ˈriːman) /
noun
Georg Friedrich Bernhard (ˈɡeːɔrk ˈfriːdrɪç ˈbɛrnhart). 1826–66, German mathematician whose non-Euclidean geometry was used by Einstein as a basis for his general theory of relativity
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Scientific definitions for Riemann
Riemann
[ rē′mən, -män′ ]
German mathematician who originated the non-Euclidean system of geometry that is now named after him. Riemann also studied optics and electromagnetic theory, and his work influenced Albert Einstein's theory of General Relativity.
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