Cavalieri's principle

proper noun

A development of the method of indivisibles, dealing with two-dimensional area or three-dimensional volume based on the intersections of lines or planes surrounding a region. It was an early step toward integral calculus.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. geometryA development of the method of indivisibles, dealing with two-dimensional area or three-dimensional volume based on the intersections of lines or planes surrounding a region. It was an early step toward integral calculus.

Origin

Named after Bonaventura Cavalieri.

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Cavalieri's principle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cavalieri's%20principle

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“Cavalieri's principle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cavalieri's%20principle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cavalieri's principle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cavalieri's%20principle.

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