Cauchy

English

Etymology

From French.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkəʊʃi/

Proper noun

Cauchy

1. 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

• Cauchyan
• Cauchy boundary condition
• Cauchy data
• Cauchy distribution
• Cauchy horizon
• Cauchy momentum equation
• Cauchy problem
• Cauchy-Riemann equation
• Cauchy-Schwarz inequality
• Cauchy sequence
• Cauchy space
• Cauchy stress tensor
• Cauchy surface

 

Adjective

Cauchy (not comparable)

1. (of a sequence in a metric space) Whose terms become arbitrarily close to one another.

Further reading

• Cauchy (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cauchy sequence on Wikipedia.Wikipedia