FERMAT'S PRINCIPLE

Meaning of FERMAT'S PRINCIPLE in English

Optics. the law that the path taken by a ray of light in going from one point to another point will be the path that requires the least time.

[ 1885-90; named after P. de FERMAT ]

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FERMAT'S PRINCIPLE — (ˈ)fer|mäz- noun Usage: usually capitalized F Etymology: after Pierre de Fermat died 1665 French mathematician, its formulator : a statement …
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FERMAT'S PRINCIPLE — in optics, statement that light traveling between two points seeks a path such that the number of waves (the optical …
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FERMAT'S PRINCIPLE — A principle stating that a ray of light follows the path that requires the least time to travel from one …
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FERMAT'S PRINCIPLE — Принцип Ферма
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
FERMAT — biographical name Pierre de 1601-1665 French mathematician
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PRINCIPLE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Archimedes' principle Bernoulli's principle continuity principle equivalence principle Mach's principle Pascal's principle Pauli exclusion …
Английский словарь Британика
PRINCIPLE — I. ˈprin(t)səpəl, -səbəl also -inzp- or -in(t)sp- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, modification of Middle French principe, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRINCIPLE — /prin"seuh peuhl/ , n. 1. an accepted or professed rule of action or conduct: a person of good moral principles. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FERMAT — /ferdd mann"/ ; Eng. /fer mah"/ , n. Pierre de /pyerdd deuh/ , 1601-65, French mathematician.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FERMAT — n. family name; Pierre de Fermat (1601-1665) French mathematician, co-founder of number theory and probability theory (with Pascal)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FERMAT — biographical name Pierre de 1601-1665 French mathematician
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FERMAT — Fermat BrE AmE fə ˈmæt fɜː-; ˈfɜːm æt, -ɑː AmE fer ˈmɑː —French [ fɛʁ ma \]
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PRINCIPLE — prin ‧ ci ‧ ple S2 W1 AC /ˈprɪnsəp ə l, ˈprɪnsɪp ə l/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PRINCIPLE — ( principles) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A principle is a …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PRINCIPLE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a basic principle ▪ The basic principles underlying all the systems are the same. a …
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PRINCIPLE — n. Archimedes' principle Bernoulli's principle continuity principle Copernican principle equivalence principle Mach's principle Pascal's principle Pauli exclusion principle verifiability principle …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PRINCIPLE — сущ. 1) принцип а) правило; закон, норма; основная идея a question of principle ≈ принципиальный вопрос as a matter of …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FERMAT — Fermat
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FERMAT — Fermat
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PRINCIPLE — principle.ogg ʹprınsıp(ə)l n 1. принци, основа, закон Archimedes' principle, buoyancy principle - закон Архимеда principles of war - принципы военного …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PRINCIPLE — 1) принцип; закон; правило 2) первооснова, источник 3) составная часть, элемент • - Ackerman principle - air bleed principle - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
PRINCIPLE — 1) принцип; закон; правило 2) первооснова, источник 3) составная часть, элемент • - Ackerman principle - air bleed principle - Archimedean principle - building-block principle - catalyst downflow …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
PRINCIPLE — 1) закон 2) начало 3) правило 4) принцип • change of measure principle — принцип замены меры complementary slackness principle — принцип дополнительной нежесткости continuous maximum principle …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
PRINCIPLE — principle сущ.1) принцип а) правило; закон, норма; основная идея a question of principle — принципиальный вопрос as a matter of …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PRINCIPLE — n 1. принци, основа, закон Archimedes' principle, buoyancy principle - закон Архимеда principles of war - принципы военного искусства principles …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PRINCIPLE — сущ. 1) принцип а) правило; закон, норма; основная идея a question of principle — принципиальный вопрос as a matter of …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PRINCIPLE — сущ. 1) принцип а) правило; закон, норма; основная идея a question of principle — принципиальный вопрос as a matter of principle — в принципе of …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PRINCIPLE — принцип; правило; закон - first-in, first-out principle - GO/NO-GO principle - d'Alambert's principle - division of work principle - first …
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PRINCIPLE — принцип; правило; закон - first-in, first-out principle - GO/NO-GO principle - d'Alambert's principle - division of work principle - first principles - gantry principle - GT principle - …
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PRINCIPLE — - active principle - all-or-nothing principle - Bergmann's principle - competitive exclusion principle - founder principle - Gause's principle - minimax principle - transforming principle
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
PRINCIPLE — - active principle - all-or-nothing principle - Bergmann's principle - competitive exclusion principle - founder principle - Gause's principle - …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
PRINCIPLE — _n. 1> принцип; правило; закон; as a matter of principle - в принципе; unanimity principle - принцип единогласия; in principle …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PRINCIPLE — n. 1. принцип; правило; закон; as a matter of principle - в принципе; unanimity principle - принцип единогласия; in principle …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PRINCIPLE — 1) принцип; начало; правило; закон; положение 2) элемент; составная часть • - Archimedes' principle - principle of least action - principle of least work - principle …
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
PRINCIPLE — 1. сущ. 1) принцип 2) основа 3) закон, норма • - matter of principle - accounting principles - adhering to principles - agreement in principle - based on principles - …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
PRINCIPLE — принцип; закономерность; закон - principle of delegated authority - principle of equal likelihood - principle of equity - principle of …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике и финансам
PRINCIPLE — принцип; положение; начало; закон - principle of action and reaction - principle of dynamical similarity - principle of equilibrium - …
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
PRINCIPLE — принцип - amplitude principle - code-pulse principle - combined principle - continuity principle - coordinate link principle - direct communication principle - frequency principle - group principle - Hartley …
Англо-Русский словарь по телекоммуникациям
PRINCIPLE — принцип; доктрина; правило; норма - open door principle - coercive principle - consensus principle - equidistance principle - first-to-invent principle - generally recognized principles - nationality principle - …
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
PRINCIPLE — принцип ; основа ; закон ; ~ principle of least work ; ~ principle of material incentive ; ~ principle …
Англо-Русский Деловой словарь
PRINCIPLE — принцип; правило; норма; первопричина - active principle - competitive exclusion principle - duality principle - guiding principle - operating principle - principle of independence - principle of …
Англо-Русский словарь по патентам и товарным знакам
PRINCIPLE — сущ. 1) принцип а) правило; закон, норма; основная идея a question of principle ≈ принципиальный вопрос as a matter of …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FERMAT — Fermat
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FERMAT — Fermat
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FERMAT'S LAST THEOREM — noun Etymology: Pierre de Fermat Date: 1847 a theorem in number theory: the equation xⁿ + yⁿ = zⁿ has …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FERMAT, PIERRE DE — born Aug. 17, 1601, Beaumont-de-Lomagne, France died Jan. 12, 1665, Castres French mathematician. Of Basque origin, Fermat studied law at …
Английский словарь Британика
FERMAT'S LAST THEOREM — Statement that there are no natural numbers x , y , and z such that x n + y n …
Английский словарь Британика
FERMAT'S THEOREM — Math. the theorem that an integer raised to a prime power leaves the same remainder as the integer itself when …
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FERMAT'S LAST THEOREM — /fer mahz"/ , Math. the unproved theorem that the equation x n + y n = z n has no …
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FERMAT'S LAST THEOREM — noun Etymology: Pierre de Fermat Date: 1847 : a theorem in number theory: the equation xⁿ + yⁿ = zⁿ …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FERMAT'S LAST THEOREM — ■ noun Mathematics the theorem (proved in 1995) that if n is an integer greater than 2, the equation x …
Concise Oxford English vocab
FERMAT, PIERRE DE — born Aug. 17, 1601, Beaumont-de-Lomagne, France died Jan. 12, 1665, Castres French mathematician who is often called the founder of …
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FERMAT'S LAST THEOREM — also called Fermat's Great Theorem the statement that there are no natural numbers x, y, and z such that xn …
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FERMAT, PIERRE DE — born Aug. 17, 1601, Beaumont-de-Lomagne, France died Jan. 12, 1665, Castres French mathematician. Of Basque origin, Fermat studied law at …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FERMAT'S LAST THEOREM — Statement that there are no natural numbers x , y , and z such that x n + y n …
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FERMAT PRIME — < mathematics > A prime number of the form 2^2^n + 1. Any prime number of the form 2^n+1 must …
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