Cauchy

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Cauchy.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkəʊ.ʃi/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkoʊ.ʃi/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -əʊʃi

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

Adjective

Cauchy (not comparable)

  1. (mathematics) Of a sequence in a metric space, whose terms become arbitrarily close to one another.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cauchy m or f by sense

  1. a surname in French