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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OTHER WORDS FROM Riemann

Rie·mann·i·an

[ree-mah-nee-uhn], /riˈmɑ ni ən/, adjective

Words nearby Riemann

Rieder cell leukemia, Riefenstahl, Riegel's pulse, Riegger, riel, Riemann, Riemannian geometry, Riemann integral, Riemann sphere, Riemann-Stieltjes integral, Riemann surface

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How to use Riemann in a sentence

So, according to Riemann, because a straw can be cut only once — from end to end — it has exactly one hole.
Topology 101: The Hole Truth|David S. Richeson|January 26, 2021|Quanta Magazine
The Riemann hypothesis also concerns the distribution of prime numbers and is one of the Clay Mathematics Institute’s “Millennium Problems” worth $1 million.
How the Slowest Computer Programs Illuminate Math’s Fundamental Limits|John Pavlus|December 10, 2020|Quanta Magazine
They identified a 744-rule Turing machine that halts if and only if the Riemann hypothesis is false.
How the Slowest Computer Programs Illuminate Math’s Fundamental Limits|John Pavlus|December 10, 2020|Quanta Magazine
In his revision of the chapter before us, Dr. Riemann proceeded from an entirely different point of view.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume II (of 3)|Alexander Wheelock Thayer

Well, Riemann's geometry is spherical geometry extended to three dimensions.
The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method|Henri Poincar
There is a sort of opposition between Riemann's geometry and that of Lobachevski.
The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method|Henri Poincar
The two-dimensional geometries of Riemann and Lobachevski are thus correlated to the Euclidean geometry.
The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method|Henri Poincar
The geometry of these surfaces reduces itself therefore to the spherical geometry, which is that of Riemann.
The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method|Henri Poincar

British Dictionary definitions for Riemann

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

Derived forms of Riemann

Riemannian, adjective

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Scientific definitions for Riemann

Riemann

[ rē′mən, -män′ ]

(Georg Friedrich) Bernhard 1826-1866

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.