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Bourbakian

Bourbakian adjective: relating to Bourbakism.

Adjective

Bourbakian (not comparable)

  1. Relating to Bourbakism.
    • It is the notion of structure that is truly Bourbakian.Claude Chevalley, quoted in: 2006, Amir D. Aczel, The Artist and the Mathematician: The Story of Nicolas Bourbaki, the Genius Mathematician Who Never Existed, High Stakes Publishing, p. 94

Noun

Bourbakian (plural Bourbakians)

  1. Any of the mathematicians involved in the formulation of Bourbakism.

Forms of Bourbakian

pluralBourbakians

Questions about Bourbakian

What does Bourbakian mean?
Bourbakian means relating to Bourbakism.
What part of speech is Bourbakian?
Bourbakian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Bourbakian in the dictionary

  1. bourasques
  2. Bourassa
  3. Bourassas
  4. Bouray-sur-Juine
  5. Bourbah
  6. Bourbakian
  7. Bourbakians
  8. Bourbakism
  9. Bourbakist
  10. Bourbakists
  11. Bourbeau

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