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desarguesian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-sar-gue-sian
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Girard Desargues (1591–1661), French mathematician and engineer, one of the founders of projective geometry.

adj

Alternative form of Desarguesian.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Desargues + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Phrases

Desargues' theorem Desargues graph

Frequently Paired Words

Desargues' theorem Desargues graph

Questions

What does desarguesian mean?
Of or relating to Girard Desargues (1591–1661), French mathematician and engineer, one of the founders of projective geometry.
Where does desarguesian come from?
From Desargues + -ian.

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