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Frege, Gottlob
(Encyclopedia) Frege, GottlobFrege, Gottlobgôtˈlōp frāˈgə [key], 1848–1925, German philosopher and mathematician. He was professor of mathematics (1879–1918) at the Univ. of Jena. Frege was one of…logical positivism
(Encyclopedia) logical positivism, also known as logical or scientific empiricism, modern school of philosophy that attempted to introduce the methodology and precision of mathematics and the natural…Mathematicians
Related Links Numbers and FormulasConversions and Equivalents Search for more scientists and other notable figures Jump to a category: Mathematicians Statisticians…Biographies: Selected Mathematicians and Statisticians
Selected Mathematicians and Statisticians René Descartes See also Notable Women Scientists People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Branches of Mathematics…Oehlenschläger, Adam Gottlob
(Encyclopedia) Oehlenschläger, Adam GottlobOehlenschläger, Adam Gottlobäˈdäm gŏtˈlŏb öˈlənshlāgər [key], 1779–1850, Danish romantic poet and dramatist. Oehlenschläger turned for themes to the sagas…semantics
(Encyclopedia) semantics [Gr.,=significant] in general, the study of the relationship between words and meanings. The empirical study of word meanings and sentence meanings in existing languages is a…Werner, Abraham Gottlob
(Encyclopedia) Werner, Abraham GottlobWerner, Abraham Gottlobäˈbrähäm gôtˈlōp vĕrˈnər [key], 1750–1817, German geologist. In 1775 he became inspector and teacher in the mining academy at Freiberg,…Biographies: Notable Philosophers
Notable Philosophers René Descartes See also People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Philosophy Major Religions of the World Biographies by…symbolic logic
(Encyclopedia) symbolic logic or mathematical logic, formalized system of deductive logic, employing abstract symbols for the various aspects of natural language. Symbolic logic draws on the concepts…uniformitarianism
(Encyclopedia) uniformitarianism, in geology, doctrine holding that changes in the earth's surface that occurred in past geologic time are referable to the same causes as changes now being produced…Trending
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