Usually means: Ancient Greek mathematician, sieve inventor.
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  1. Eratosthenes: Merriam-Webster
  2. Eratosthenes: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. Eratosthenes: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  7. Eratosthenes: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
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  10. Eratosthenes (crater), Eratosthenes (statesman), Eratosthenes: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  15. Eratosthenes: Wiktionary

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  1. Eratosthenes: Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names

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  1. Eratosthenes: Encyclopedia

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  1. Eratosthenes, Eratosthenes: Prime
  2. FOLDOP - Free On Line Dictionary Of Philosophy (No longer online)
  3. ERATOSTHENES: Zoom Astronomy Glossary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Eratosthenes)

▸ noun:  An Ancient Greek polymath at Alexandria, best known for his studies of geography.

Similar:
Ptolemy, Archimedes, peripatetic, Aristotle, Anaximander, Epimenides, Pherecydes, Xenocrates, Almagest, Thales, more...

Types:
geographer, more...

Phrases:
sieve of Eratosthenes, On the Murder of Eratosthenes, more...

Adjectives:
greek, great, alexandrian, pseudo, contemporary, hellenistic, ancient, astronomer, third, alexandrine, illustrious

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Similar:
Ptolemy, Archimedes, peripatetic, Aristotle, Anaximander, Epimenides, Pherecydes, Xenocrates, Almagest, Thales, more...

Types:
geographer, more...

Phrases:
sieve of Eratosthenes, On the Murder of Eratosthenes, more...

Adjectives:
greek, great, alexandrian, pseudo, contemporary, hellenistic, ancient, astronomer, third, alexandrine, illustrious



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