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Archimedean points

Archimedean points is the plural of Archimedean point.

Meaning of Archimedean point

Noun

Archimedean point (plural Archimedean points)

  1. A hypothetical viewpoint from which certain objective truths can be perfectly perceived, or from which one may reliably start a chain of reasoning.
    • In terms of this development, the attempt to conquer space means that man hopes he will be able to journey to the Archimedean point which he anticipated by sheer force of abstraction and imagination.1963, Hannah Arendt, “The Conquest of Space and the Stature of Man”, in R. M. Hutchins, M. J. Adler, editors, The Great Ideas Today, William Benton, page 46

Questions about Archimedean points

What is Archimedean points the plural of?
Archimedean points is the plural of Archimedean point.

Words near Archimedean points in the dictionary

  1. archimandrites
  2. archimedean
  3. Archimedean ordered field
  4. Archimedean ordered fields
  5. Archimedean point
  6. Archimedean points
  7. Archimedean properties
  8. Archimedean property
  9. Archimedean screw
  10. Archimedean screws
  11. Archimedean solid

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