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Definition of Markoff
1. Noun. Russian mathematician (1856-1922).
Generic synonyms: Mathematician
Derivative terms: Markovian
Lexicographical Neighbors of Markoff
Literary usage of Markoff
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the Annual Meeting (1895)
"... one place there is a fine hill of ferruginous clay. 2. On Rockall. By MILLER
CHRISTY. 3. On Western Siberia and the Siberian Railway. By Dr. A. Markoff. ..."
2. Petroleum: It's History, Origin, Occurence, Production, Physical and by Alexander Veith (1894)
"The great Markoff fountain, bored in 1887, spouted oil and sand 400 feet high—a
veritable volcano. ... The Markoff fountain was situated not far off the ..."
3. History of the Eighteenth Century and of the Nineteenth Till the Overthrow by Friedrich Christoph Schlosser (1850)
"In the audience of the 21st of September, Bonaparte went up to Markoff quickly,
... lie recalled Markoff, and gratified Bonaparte in this respect; but, ..."
4. History of the Consulate and the Empire of France Under Napoleon by Adolphe Thiers, D. Forbes Campbell (1893)
"But M. de Markoff, indifferent to the imperial kindred, and even to Russian
policy, which began, after the peace of Teschen, to favour the petty powers of ..."
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