Euler

American  

[oi-ler, oi-luhr] / ˈɔɪ lər, ˈɔɪ lər /

noun

1. Leonhard 1707–83, Swiss mathematician.

2. Ulf Svante von 1905–83, Swedish physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1970.

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Euler British  

/ ˈɔɪlər /

noun

1. Leonhard (ˈleːɔnhart). 1707–83, Swiss mathematician, noted esp for his work on the calculus of variation: considered the founder of modern mathematical analysis

2. 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

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Euler Scientific  

/ 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.

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Example Sentences

They incorporated "Euler curves" -- a type of smooth curve also found in road and railway design.

From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026

But while he could not use Euler to account for Boole’s new approach, Venn realized that he could accomplish something else just as important.

From Salon • Jul. 29, 2024

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 • Dec. 7, 2023

When she hit her 40s, Wendy Euler — model, writer, podcaster, blogger, influencer — had her fill of all those societal messages women get about aging.

From Washington Post • Oct. 22, 2022

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 "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife