What does "cauchy" mean?

Of a sequence in a metric space, whose terms become arbitrarily close to one another.

Cauchy

Common synonyms include: cauchy-type, distribution, eponymous, family name, initial value problem, lorentz distribution.

/ˈkəʊ.ʃi/ adj, name

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Adjective

1
Of a sequence in a metric space, whose terms become arbitrarily close to one another. not-comparable

Proper Noun

1
A French surname; notably that of prolific mathematician Augustin-Louis Cauchy (1789-1857).

Borrowed from French Cauchy.