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alhazen's problem

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Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
al-hazen's prob-lem
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A mathematical problem in which lines drawn from two points in the plane of a circle must meet at a point on the circumference, making equal angles with the normal at that point.

Etymology

Named for a tenth-century Arab mathematician Ibn al-Haytham, whose latinized name, Alhacen, may be rendered as Alhazen.

Questions

What does alhazen's problem mean?
A mathematical problem in which lines drawn from two points in the plane of a circle must meet at a point on the circumference, making equal angles with the normal at that point.
Where does alhazen's problem come from?
Named for a tenth-century Arab mathematician Ibn al-Haytham, whose latinized name, Alhacen, may be rendered as Alhazen.

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