The academy said he was chosen for his stunning proof of (French mathematician Pierre de) Fermat's Last Theorem by way of the modularity conjecture for semi-stable elliptic curves, opening a new era in number theory.
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Elliptic
//ɪˈlɪp.tɪk//
Synonyms for "elliptic" (87 found)
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19 translations across 17 languages.
Belarusian
1 entries- эліптычны adj (relating to an ellipse or its mathematical definition)
Catalan
1 entries- el·líptic adj (relating to an ellipse or its mathematical definition)
Czech
1 entries- eliptický adj (relating to an ellipse or its mathematical definition)
Danish
2 entries- ellipseformet adj (relating to an ellipse or its mathematical definition)
- elliptisk adj (relating to an ellipse or its mathematical definition)
Finnish
2 entries- elliptinen adj (relating to an ellipse or its mathematical definition)
- soikea adj (of oval leaf form)
French
1 entries- elliptique adj (relating to an ellipse or its mathematical definition)
German
1 entries- elliptisch adj (relating to an ellipse or its mathematical definition)
Hebrew
1 entries- אליפטי adj (relating to an ellipse or its mathematical definition)
Italian
1 entries- ellitico adj (relating to an ellipse or its mathematical definition)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- elliptisk adj (relating to an ellipse or its mathematical definition)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- elliptisk adj (relating to an ellipse or its mathematical definition)
Polish
1 entries- eliptyczny adj (relating to an ellipse or its mathematical definition)
Russian
1 entries- эллиптический adj (relating to an ellipse or its mathematical definition)
Spanish
1 entries- elíptico adj (relating to an ellipse or its mathematical definition)
Turkish
1 entries- eliptik adj (relating to an ellipse or its mathematical definition)
Ukrainian
1 entries- еліптичний adj (relating to an ellipse or its mathematical definition)
Yiddish
1 entries- אָוואַל adj (of oval leaf form)
Sample sentences
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Novv ſince the Planets move in Elliptick Orbits, in one of vvhoſe foci the Sun is, and by a Radius from the Sun deſcribe equal Area's in equal Times, vvhich no other Lavv of a Circulating Fluid, but the Harmonical Circulation can Account for, vve muſt find out a Lavv for the Paracentrical Motion, that may make the Orbits Elliptick.
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In this chapter, the history of solving elliptic problems by direct marching methods is reviewed.
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elliptic integral
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