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exhaustions
plural of exhaustion
• sexhaustion
Source: Wiktionary
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
1 October 2024
(noun) a high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus
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