Archimedean

Archimedean
Of or pertaining to Archimedes

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  • Archimedean — means of or pertaining to or named in honor of the Greek mathematician Archimedes. These are most commonly:* Archimedean property * Archimedean absolute value * Archimedean solid * Archimedean point * Archimedean tiling * Archimedean spiral *… …   Wikipedia

  • Archimedean — Ar chi*me*de an, a. [L. Archimedeus.] Of or pertaining to Archimedes, a celebrated Greek philosopher; constructed on the principle of Archimedes screw; as, Archimedean drill, propeller, etc. [1913 Webster] {Archimedean screw}, or {Archimedes… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Archimedean — (mathematical) A number series is Archimedean if: (∀x )(∀y )(∃n)(0 < x < y → y < n x ) Well behaved numbers are Archimedean: take any two numbers, however far apart they are, then there is some number that you can multiply the smaller by …   Philosophy dictionary

  • archimedean — adj. of or associated with the Greek mathematician Archimedes (d. 212 BC). Phrases and idioms: Archimedean screw a device of ancient origin for raising water by means of a spiral tube …   Useful english dictionary

  • Archimedean Dynasty — Éditeur Blue Byte Software Développeur Massive Development …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Archimedean screw — Archimedean Ar chi*me*de an, a. [L. Archimedeus.] Of or pertaining to Archimedes, a celebrated Greek philosopher; constructed on the principle of Archimedes screw; as, Archimedean drill, propeller, etc. [1913 Webster] {Archimedean screw}, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Archimedean drill — noun A drill in which to and fro movement of a nut on a helix causes alternating rotary motion of the bit • • • Main Entry: ↑Archimedean …   Useful english dictionary

  • Archimedean screw — noun A machine for raising water, etc, in its simplest form a tube bent spirally turning on its axis • • • Main Entry: ↑Archimedean …   Useful english dictionary

  • Archimedean property — In abstract algebra and analysis, the Archimedean property, named after the ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes of Syracuse, is a property held by some ordered or normed groups, fields, and other algebraic structures. Roughly speaking, it is… …   Wikipedia

  • Archimedean spiral — The Archimedean spiral (also known as the arithmetic spiral) is a spiral named after the 3rd century BC Greek mathematician Archimedes. It is the locus of points corresponding to the locations over time of a point moving away from a fixed point… …   Wikipedia

  • Archimedean solid — In geometry an Archimedean solid is a highly symmetric, semi regular convex polyhedron composed of two or more types of regular polygons meeting in identical vertices. They are distinct from the Platonic solids, which are composed of only one… …   Wikipedia

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