Cauchy
[ koh-shee ]
/ koʊˈʃi /
noun
Au·gus·tin Louis
[oh-gy-stan lwee] /oʊ güˈstɛ̃ ˈlwi/,1789–1857,
French mathematician.
Example sentences from the Web for cauchy
To the authors of these theories—Gauss, Green, Cauchy and others—he was a fit successor.
Lord Kelvin |Andrew GrayAll our masters, from Laplace to Cauchy, have proceeded in the same way.
He was on intimate terms with Cauchy, Arago, Ampre and others.
The Jesuits, 1534-1921 |Thomas J. Campbell
British Dictionary definitions for cauchy
Cauchy
/ (ˈkaʊʃɪ, French koʃi) /
noun
Augustin Louis (oɡystɛ̃ lwi), Baron Cauchy. 1789–1857, French mathematician, noted for his work on the theory of functions and the wave theory of light