halmos

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English[edit]

halmos on Wikipedia

Etymology[edit]

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.

Noun[edit]

halmos

(mathematics) The symbol “∎” marking the end of a proof.

Synonyms[edit]

tombstone

Translations[edit]

Translations

Finnish: todistuksen loppu -laatikko
German: Kästchen (de) n, Kiste (de) f, Grabstein (de) m, Halmos m
Polish: znak końca dowodu m

Anagrams[edit]

Shalom, omlahs, shalom

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