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Definition of Euclid
1. Noun. Greek geometer (3rd century BC).
Definition of Euclid
1. n. A Greek geometer of the 3d century b. c.; also, his treatise on geometry, and hence, the principles of geometry, in general.
Definition of Euclid
1. Proper noun. Euclid of Alexandria, a Greek mathematician ¹
2. Proper noun. (given name male from=Ancient Greek) of mostly historical use. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Euclid
1. A Greek geometer of the 3d century; also, his treatise on geometry, and hence, the principles of geometry, in general. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Euclid
Literary usage of Euclid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin by Ohio State Geologist, Ohio Division of Geological Survey (1912)
"The top of the Euclid lentil is drawn where the massive sandstone ends and the
... Euclid Creek, like Doan Brook, is not a tributary of the Cuyahoga River, ..."
2. A History of Greek Mathematics by Thomas Little Heath (1921)
"Works by Aristaeus and Euclid. If Menaechmus was really the discoverer of the three
... Euclid flourished about 300 BC, or perhaps 10 or 20 years earlier; ..."
3. The Principles of Mathematics by Bertrand Russell (1903)
"In the former case, all the first twenty-six propositions of Euclid will hold.
... Since Euclid still has popularly, and even with mathematicians, ..."
4. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"Euclid, Greek mathematician of the jrd century Bc; we are ignorant not only of
the dates of his birth and death, but also of his parentage, his teachers, ..."
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