Archimedean principle

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• Archimedean principle — principle formulated by Archimedes which states that the volume of an object can be determined by the amount of water or gases it displaces …   English contemporary dictionary

• Archimedean — Ar chi*me*de an, a. [L. Archimedeus.] Of or pertaining to Archimedes, a celebrated Greek philosopher; constructed on the principle of Archimedes screw; as, Archimedean drill, propeller, etc. [1913 Webster] {Archimedean screw}, or {Archimedes… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Archimedean screw — Archimedean Ar chi*me*de an, a. [L. Archimedeus.] Of or pertaining to Archimedes, a celebrated Greek philosopher; constructed on the principle of Archimedes screw; as, Archimedean drill, propeller, etc. [1913 Webster] {Archimedean screw}, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• principle of Archimedes — ● Archimedean …   Useful english dictionary

• Transfer principle — In mathematics, the transfer principle is a concept in Abraham Robinson s non standard analysis of the hyperreal numbers. It states that any sentence expressible in a certain formal language that is true of real numbers is also true of hyperreal… …   Wikipedia

• Non-Archimedean ordered field — In mathematics, a non Archimedean ordered field is an ordered field that does not satisfy the Archimedean property. Examples are the Levi Civita field, the hyperreal numbers, the surreal numbers, the Dehn field, and the field of rational… …   Wikipedia

• Phlogiston theory — The alchemist and physician J. J. Becher proposed the phlogiston theory The phlogiston theory (from the Ancient Greek φλογιστόν phlogistón burning up , from φλόξ phlóx flame ), first stated in 1667 by Johann Joachim Becher, is an obsolete… …   Wikipedia

• Ar|chi|me|de|an — «AHR kuh MEE dee uhn, muh DEE », adjective. 1. of or having to do with Archimedes. 2. invented by or attributed to Archimedes: »the Archimedean principle that a body partly or wholly immersed in fluid loses in weight (New Yorker) …   Useful english dictionary

• Archimedes' screw — Archimedean Ar chi*me*de an, a. [L. Archimedeus.] Of or pertaining to Archimedes, a celebrated Greek philosopher; constructed on the principle of Archimedes screw; as, Archimedean drill, propeller, etc. [1913 Webster] {Archimedean screw}, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Algebraic number field — In mathematics, an algebraic number field (or simply number field) F is a finite (and hence algebraic) field extension of the field of rational numbers Q. Thus F is a field that contains Q and has finite dimension when considered as a vector… …   Wikipedia

• Archimedes — For other uses, see Archimedes (disambiguation). Archimedes of Syracuse (Greek: Ἀρχιμήδης) …   Wikipedia