Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ehrenfestian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ehren-fes-tian
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Paul Ehrenfest (1880–1933), Austrian physicist and mathematician.

Example Sentences

"The impossibility of explaining the Stern-Gerlach result is what he and Ehrenfest tried to show with their “little calculation”. This joint paper had a markedly Ehrenfestian character, as in it, after expounding several arguments, the issue remains open."

Etymology

From Ehrenfest + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: Ehrenfest
Suffix: -ian

Questions

What does ehrenfestian mean?: Of or relating to Paul Ehrenfest (1880–1933), Austrian physicist and mathematician.
Where does ehrenfestian come from?: From Ehrenfest + -ian.

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