Hilbert

[ hil-bert; German hil-buhrt ]

noun

1. Da·vid [dey, -vid, dah, -vit], 1862–1943, German mathematician.

Hilbert

/ ˈhɪlbət /

noun

1. HilbertDavid18621943MGermanSCIENCE: mathematician David (ˈdaːfɪt). 1862–1943, German mathematician, who made outstanding contributions to the theories of number fields and invariants and to geometry

Example Sentences

Hilbert Margol and his twin brother Howard, now deceased, were part of an artillery convoy heading for the city on a two-lane road through the woods.

From Seattle Times

Hilbert’s spirit is woven into the book through the stories that she passed down to LaPointe and others.

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NARRATOR: While still in his twenties, von Neumann had already solved Hilbert's fifth problem for compact groups…

From Scientific American

Over several decades, Robinson collaborated with colleagues including Martin Davis and Hillary Putnam that resulted in formulating a condition that would answer Hilbert’s question in the negative.

From Scientific American

The German mathematician David Hilbert would say, “No one shall expel us from the paradise which Cantor has created for us.”

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