"Desarguesian" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Desargues + -ian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Desargues|ian}} Desargues + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Desarguesian (not comparable)
  1. Of or relating to Girard Desargues (1591–1661), French mathematician and engineer, one of the founders of projective geometry. Tags: not-comparable Related terms: Desargues' theorem, Desargues graph

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