Kovalevsky

[ kov-uh-lef-skee, -lev- ]

noun
  1. So·nia [sohn-yuh], /ˈsoʊn yə/, Sofia Vasilievna Kovalevskaya, 1850–91, Russian mathematician.

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Kovalevsky

[ kŏv′ə-lĕvskē ]


  1. Russian mathematician who made important contributions to calculus. Her mathematical determination of the shape of Saturn's rings became a model for other scientists.

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