Cauchy
/ˈkəʊ.ʃi/US/ˈkoʊ.ʃi/
Cauchy proper noun: a French surname; notably that of prolific mathematician Augustin-Louis Cauchy (1789-1857).
Proper noun
Cauchy
- A French surname; notably that of prolific mathematician Augustin-Louis Cauchy (1789-1857).
Adjective
Cauchy (not comparable)
- Of a sequence in a metric space, whose terms become arbitrarily close to one another.
Origin of Cauchy
Borrowed from French Cauchy.
Words formed from Cauchy
- Cauchyan
- Cauchy boundary condition
- Cauchy data
- Cauchy distribution
- Cauchy horizon
- Cauchy momentum equation
- Cauchy problem
- Cauchy-Riemann equation
- Cauchy-Schwarz inequality
- Cauchy sequence
- Cauchy space
- Cauchy stress tensor
- Cauchy surface
Phrases with Cauchy
Words that rhyme with Cauchy
Questions about Cauchy
- What does Cauchy mean?
- Cauchy means a French surname; notably that of prolific mathematician Augustin-Louis Cauchy (1789-1857).
- What part of speech is Cauchy?
- Cauchy can be a proper noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce Cauchy?
- Cauchy is pronounced /ˈkəʊ.ʃi/ (UK).
Words near Cauchy in the dictionary
Source and license
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