[oi-ler; Ger., Sw. oi-luh
r] 
| 1. | Le⋅on⋅hard [Ger. ley-awn-hahrt] , 1707–83, Swiss mathematician. |
| 2. | Ulf Svan⋅te von [oolf svahn-tuh fawn] , 1905–83, Swedish physiologist: Nobel prize for medicine 1970. |
| Eu·ler (oi'lər) Swiss mathematician noted both for his work in analysis and algebra, including complex numbers and logarithms, and his introduction of much of the basic notation in mathematics. |
| Euler, Ulf Svante von 1905-1983. Swedish physiologist. He shared a 1970 Nobel Prize for studies of nerve impulse transmission. |
Euler Eu·ler (oi'lər), Ulf Svante von. 1905-1983.
Swedish physiologist. He shared a 1970 Nobel Prize for studies of nerve impulse transmission.
| Euler (oi'lər) Pronunciation Key
Swiss mathematician who made many contributions to numerous areas of pure and applied mathematics, physics, and astronomy. He was one of the first to develop the methods used in differential and integral calculus, and he introduced much of the basic mathematical notation still used today. |
EULER
[Named after the Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler (1707-1783)] A revision of ALGOL by Niklaus Wirth. A small predecessor of Pascal.
["EULER: A Generalisation of ALGOL and Its Formal Definition", N. Wirth, CACM 9(1) (Jan 1966) and 9(2) (Feb 1966)].