Cauchy

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UK/ˈkəʊ.ʃi/US/ˈkoʊ.ʃi/

proper noun

A French surname; notably that of prolific mathematician Augustin-Louis Cauchy (1789-1857).

OriginFrench Cauchy →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A French surname; notably that of prolific mathematician Augustin-Louis Cauchy (1789-1857).
adjectiveCauchy (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemathematicsOf a sequence in a metric space, whose terms become arbitrarily close to one another.

Origin

  1. FrenchCauchy
  2. FrenchCauchy
  3. EnglishCauchy

Borrowed from French Cauchy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Cauchy

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Cite this entry
APA

Cauchy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cauchy

MLA

“Cauchy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cauchy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cauchy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cauchy.

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