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Minkowski

[ ming-kawf-skee, -kof- ]

noun

  1. Her·mann [hur, -m, uh, n, her, -mahn], 1864–1909, German mathematician.

Minkowski

/ mɪŋˈkɒfskɪ /

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  1. MinkowskiHermann18641909MGermanRussianSCIENCE: mathematician Hermann (ˈhɜːmən). 1864–1909, German mathematician, born in Russia. His concept of a four-dimensional space-time continuum (1907) proved crucial for the general theory of relativity developed by Einstein

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