ERATOSTHENES

Meaning of ERATOSTHENES in English

Pronunciation: ˌ er- ə - ' täs-th ə - ˌ n ē z

Function: biographical name

ca 276- ca 194 B.C. Greek astron.

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ERATOSTHENES — biographical name circa 276- circa 194 B.C. Greek astronomer
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ERATOSTHENES — /er'euh tos"theuh neez'/ , n. 276?-195? B.C., Greek mathematician and astronomer at Alexandria.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ERATOSTHENES — biographical name circa 276- circa 194 B.C. Greek astronomer
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ERATOSTHENES — Eratosthenes BrE AmE ˌer ə ˈtɒsθ ə niːz AmE \ -ˈtɑːsθ-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ERATOSTHENES — Эратосфен
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ERATOSTHENES — Эратосфен
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ERATOSTHENES — Эратосфен
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ERATOSTHENES — Эратосфен
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ERATOSTHENES — Эратосфен
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SIEVE OF ERATOSTHENES — Date: 1803 a procedure for finding prime numbers that involves writing down the odd numbers from 2 up in succession …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ERATOSTHENES OF CYRENE — born с 276 BC, Cyrene, Libya died с 194, Alexandria, Egypt Greek scientific writer, astronomer, and poet. He settled in …
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SIEVE OF ERATOSTHENES — -ˌerəˈtästhəˌnēz Usage: usually capitalized E Etymology: after Eratosthenes fl 3d century B.C. Greek astronomer and geographer : a device for …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SIEVE OF ERATOSTHENES — Math. a method of obtaining prime numbers by sifting out the composite numbers from the set of natural numbers so …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SIEVE OF ERATOSTHENES — Date: 1803 : a procedure for finding prime numbers that involves writing down the odd numbers from 2 up in …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SIEVE OF ERATOSTHENES — [sieve of Er.a.tos.the.nes] (1803): a procedure for finding prime numbers that involves writing down the odd numbers from 2. up …
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ERATOSTHENES, SIEVE OF — systematic procedure for finding prime numbers (numbers not divisible by an integer greater than one, except themselves) with all the …
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ERATOSTHENES OF CYRENE — born c. 276 BC, Cyrene, Libya died c. 194, Alexandria, Egypt Greek scientific writer, astronomer, and poet, the first man …
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SIEVE — I. ˈsiv noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English sive, seve, from Old English sife; akin to Middle Dutch seve …
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РЕШЕТО ЭРАТОСФЕНА — матем. Eratosthenes sieve, sieve of Eratosthenes
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РЕШЕТО ЭРАТОСФЕНА — матем. Eratosthenes sieve, sieve of Eratosthenes
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