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Poincaré

[ pwahn-kah-rey; French, pwan-ka-rey ]

noun

  1. Jules Hen·ri [zh, y, l ah, n, -, ree], 1854–1912, French mathematician.
  2. his cousin Ray·mond [r, e-, mawn], 1860–1934, French statesman: president of France 1913–20.

Poincaré

/ pwɛ̃kare /

noun

  1. PoincaréJules Henri18541912MFrenchSCIENCE: mathematicianSCIENCE: physicistPHILOSOPHY: philosopher Jules Henri (ʒyl ɑ̃ri). 1854–1912, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher. He made important contributions to the theory of functions and to astronomy and electromagnetic theory
  2. PoincaréRaymond18601934MFrenchPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: head of state his cousin, Raymond (rɛmɔ̃). 1860–1934, French statesman; premier of France (1912–13; 1922–24; 1926–29); president (1913–20)

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Professor Milhaud also appears to be one; and the great Poincare misses it by only the breadth of a hair.

Then I gave a dinner aboard the submarine, and President Poincare was present.

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poimenicsPoincaré conjecture

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