"Hamiltonian" meaning in English

See Hamiltonian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Hamilton (“a surname”) + -ian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||ian}} + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Hamiltonian (not comparable)
  1. (mathematics) Of, attributed to or inspired by the Irish mathematician, astronomer and physicist William Rowan Hamilton (1805–1865). Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Mathematics, Demonyms
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  2. (mathematics, graph theory, of a cycle/path) That visits each vertex exactly once. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Graph theory, Mathematics
    Sense id: en-Hamiltonian-en-adj-z3aCIyUJ Topics: graph-theory, mathematics, sciences
  3. (mathematics, graph theory, of a graph) Containing a Hamiltonian cycle. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Graph theory, Mathematics, Demonyms Derived forms: Hamiltonian constraint, Hamiltonian cycle, Hamiltonianness, Hamiltonian path, Hamiltonian spite, hypohamiltonian, pseudohamiltonian
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  4. (historical, chiefly US, of certain fiscal policies) Advocated by American politician Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804). Tags: US, historical, not-comparable Categories (topical): Demonyms
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  5. Relating to James Hamilton (1769-1831), or his method of teaching languages without grammar, by a literal interlinear word-for-word translation. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Demonyms
    Sense id: en-Hamiltonian-en-adj-xxlvzkU1 Disambiguation of Demonyms: 14 3 13 10 13 6 11 7 3 3 8 9 Categories (other): Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 15 3 19 14 13 6 13 3 4 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 15 3 18 14 13 6 15 3 3 11
  6. Of, relating to, or in the literary style of Edmond Hamilton (1904–1977), American science fiction writer. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Science fiction
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  7. Relating to Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet (1788–1856), Scottish metaphysician. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Demonyms
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

Forms: more Hamiltonian [comparative], most Hamiltonian [superlative]
Etymology: From Hamilton (“a place name”) + -ian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||ian}} + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Hamiltonian (comparative more Hamiltonian, superlative most Hamiltonian)
  1. Of or relating to any city named Hamilton.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: Hamiltonians [plural]
Etymology: From Hamilton (“a surname”) + -ian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||ian}} + -ian Head templates: {{en-noun}} Hamiltonian (plural Hamiltonians)
  1. (physics, Hamiltonian mechanics) A function (of time), denoted H, that corresponds to the total energy of the system. Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-Hamiltonian-en-noun-OpZgjptF Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  2. (physics, quantum mechanics) The observable, denoted H, that corresponds to the total energy of the system. Categories (topical): Physics, Quantum mechanics
    Sense id: en-Hamiltonian-en-noun-eyhF7748 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  3. (historical, chiefly US) A member of the faction of the US government in the George Washington administration led by Alexander Hamilton. Tags: US, historical Derived forms: H, Kamiltonian
    Sense id: en-Hamiltonian-en-noun-NG92CB4M Categories (other): American English, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 3 18 16 9 6 9 6 5 5 11 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 15 3 18 14 13 6 15 3 3 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations ((quantum mechanics)): Hamiltonoperator [common-gender] (Danish), هامیلتونی (hâmiltoni) (Persian), hamiltoniano [masculine] (Portuguese)
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of '(quantum mechanics)': 46 47 7

Noun

Forms: Hamiltonians [plural]
Etymology: From Hamilton (“a place name”) + -ian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||ian}} + -ian Head templates: {{en-noun}} Hamiltonian (plural Hamiltonians)
  1. A native or inhabitant of any city named Hamilton.
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Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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