Maclaurin

[ muhk-lawr-in, muh-klawr- ]

noun

1. Colin, 1698–1746, Scottish mathematician.

Example Sentences

The Cambridge City Council passed a formal resolution supporting the relocation, which was forwarded to Maclaurin by the mayor with his personal endorsement.

From MIT Technology Review

In March 1911, Harvard notified Maclaurin it was now also okay with having both institutions in Cambridge.

From MIT Technology Review

Pramod Mathai applied Maclaurin’s inequality to show that r, g and b were all at least 20 and at most 50, which significantly reduced the number of possibilities to check.

From FiveThirtyEight

This Maclaurin gladly undertook, but the death of Conduitt put a stop to the project.

From Project Gutenberg

Maclaurin and Willison were Scotch ministers, whose names are well-known to theological readers, and stand deservedly high.

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On March 1, 1737, a good annular eclipse was observed at Edinburgh by Maclaurin.

From Project Gutenberg

Colonel MacLaurin was in the act of warning soldiers to be certain to keep behind cover when he was shot in the head.

From Project Gutenberg

Mr. Maclaurin's learning and talents enabled him to do his part very well in Dr. Johnson's company.

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