Euclid

Euclid was a Greek mathematician known for his contributions to geometry.

(noun)

An example of Euclid is the man who wrote the book Elements.

See Euclid in Webster's New World College Dictionary

fl. 300 ; Gr. mathematician: author of a basic work in geometry

Origin: L Euclides < Gr Eukleidēs

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city in NE Ohio: suburb of Cleveland: pop. 53,000

Origin: so named (after Euclid) by its surveyors

See Euclid in American Heritage Dictionary 4

Greek mathematician who applied the deductive principles of logic to geometry, thereby deriving statements from clearly defined axioms.

A city of northeast Ohio, a manufacturing suburb of Cleveland on Lake Erie. Population: 48,700.

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