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MINKOWSKI

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Overview

MINKOWSKI (noun)
  The noun MINKOWSKI has 1 sense:

1. German mathematician (born in Russia) who suggested the concept of four-dimensional space-time (1864-1909)play

  Familiarity information: MINKOWSKI used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


MINKOWSKI (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

German mathematician (born in Russia) who suggested the concept of four-dimensional space-time (1864-1909)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Hermann Minkowski; Minkowski

Instance hypernyms:

mathematician (a person skilled in mathematics)


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