"Cauchy" meaning in English

See Cauchy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈkəʊ.ʃi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkoʊ.ʃi/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Cauchy.wav
Rhymes: -əʊʃi Etymology: Borrowed from French Cauchy. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fr|Cauchy}} Borrowed from French Cauchy Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Cauchy (not comparable)
  1. (mathematics) Of a sequence in a metric space, whose terms become arbitrarily close to one another. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-Cauchy-en-adj-Y4Dn~jGI Categories (other): Mathematics Topics: mathematics, sciences

Proper name

IPA: /ˈkəʊ.ʃi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkoʊ.ʃi/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Cauchy.wav
Rhymes: -əʊʃi Etymology: Borrowed from French Cauchy. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fr|Cauchy}} Borrowed from French Cauchy Head templates: {{en-prop}} Cauchy
  1. A French surname; notably that of prolific mathematician Augustin-Louis Cauchy (1789-1857).
    Sense id: en-Cauchy-en-name-uj~u4QAZ Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89 Derived forms: 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
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