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halmos en · NOUN

Etymology

Named after Hungarian-born US mathematician Paul Halmos (1916-2006) who first used it in mathematics, after seeing it marking the end of articles in magazines.

Meanings

  1. The symbol “∎” marking the end of a proof.

Synonyms

tombstone

Translations (6)

de Halmos (Translations) · de Kästchen (Translations) · pl znak końca dowodu (Translations) · de Kiste (Translations) · de Grabstein (Translations) · fi todistuksen loppu -laatikko (Translations)

wikipedia: Paul Halmos · wikipedia: halmos