Cauchy
English
Etymology
From French.
Proper noun
Cauchy
- A French surname; notably that of prolific mathematician Augustin-Louis Cauchy (1789-1857).
Usage notes
Used attributively in various terms in mathematics to imply association with the work of Augustin-Louis Cauchy, although often the most direct association is to another such term.
Derived terms
- Cauchy boundary condition
- Cauchy data
- Cauchy momentum equation
- Cauchy problem
- Cauchy stress tensor
- Cauchy surface
Adjective
Cauchy (not comparable)
- (of a sequence in a metric space) Whose terms become arbitrarily close to one another.
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