geometer
Also geometer moth . an adult geometrid moth.
the larva of a geometrid moth; inchworm.
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How to use geometer in a sentence
To a geometer, like me, the sandpile has to do with the emerging field of tropical geometry, which aims to model continuous geometric phenomena by analogous discrete ones.
The Math of the Amazing Sandpile - Issue 107: The Edge | Jordan Ellenberg | October 6, 2021 | NautilusAs a result of his leadership, by the mid-1980s there was a vigorous interaction between quantum field theorists and geometers.
Isadore Singer Transcended Mathematical Boundaries | Daniel S. Freed | March 4, 2021 | Quanta MagazineIf you want a mathematical justification that a T-shirt and a pair of pants are different, you should turn to a topologist, not a geometer.
This turned out to be the larva of a geometer two inches long.
Darwinism (1889) | Alfred Russel WallaceHis father, like that of the illustrious geometer Lambert, was a tailor.
Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men | Francois Arago
Let us, therefore, see the geometer at work and seek to catch his process.
No mathematical exactness without explicit proof from assumed principles—such is the motto of the modern geometer.
For the pure geometer himself, this faculty is necessary; it is by logic one demonstrates, by intuition one invents.
British Dictionary definitions for geometer
geometrician (dʒɪˌɒmɪˈtrɪʃən, ˌdʒiːəʊmɪ-)
/ (dʒɪˈɒmɪtə) /
a person who is practised in or who studies geometry
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