EXHAUSTIONS

Noun

exhaustions

plural of exhaustion

Anagrams

• sexhaustion

Source: Wiktionary


EXHAUSTION

Ex*haus"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. exhaustion.]

1. The act of draining out or draining off; the act of emptying completely of the contents.

2. The state of being exhausted or emptied; the state of being deprived of strength or spirits.

3. (Math.)

Definition: An ancient geometrical method in which an exhaustive process was employed. It was nearly equivalent to the modern method of limits.

Note: The method of exhaustions was applied to great variety of propositions, pertaining to rectifications and quadratures, now investigated by the calculus.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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