Euler noun. ['ɔɪlǝ] M19.
[L. Euler (1707-83), Swiss mathematician.]
Used attrib. and in possess. with ref. to Euler's discoveries in mathematics.
Euler's constant the limit as n tends to infinity of 1+1 / 2+1 / 3+...+1nlnn (approximately 0.57715). Euler's formula, Euler's theorem any of various formulae and theorems arrived at by Euler, esp. V+FE=2, where V, F, and E are the numbers of vertices, faces, and edges of any simple convex polyhedron.

■ Eulerian [-'lɪǝrɪǝn] adjective L19.

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