Euler

[ oi-ler; German, Swedish oi-luhr ]

noun

1. Le·on·hard [ley, -awn-hah, r, t], 1707–83, Swiss mathematician.
2. Ulf Svan·te von [oo, lf , svahn, -t, uh, fawn], 1905–83, Swedish physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1970.

Euler

/ ˈɔɪlər /

noun

1. EulerLeonhard17071783MSwissSCIENCE: mathematician Leonhard (ˈleːɔnhart). 1707–83, Swiss mathematician, noted esp for his work on the calculus of variation: considered the founder of modern mathematical analysis
2. EulerUlf (Svante)19051983MSwedishSCIENCE: physiologist Ulf ( Svante ) von (ʊlf fɔn). 1905–83, Swedish physiologist: shared the Nobel prize (1970) for physiology or medicine with Julius Axelrod and Bernard Katz for their work on the catecholamines: son of Hans von Euler-Chelpin

Euler

/ oi′lər /

1. 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.

Example Sentences

Leonhard Euler was a Swiss mathematician whose 866 published mathematical papers are the most published as a solo author of anyone in history.

From Salon

There are good reasons why plastic is so common, explains Christian Euler, an assistant professor in chemical engineering at the University of Waterloo in Ontario.

From BBC

The study builds upon the foundational Euler equation formulated by Leonhard Euler in 1757 to describe the flow of eddy currents.

From Science Daily

The Washington Post spoke to Euler recently about women and aging.

From Washington Post

Euler was an excellent mathematician—in fact, he was one of the most prolific and influential in history—but in this case the careless manipulation of zero and infinity led him astray.

From Literature