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Sylvester

name
/sɪlˈvɛstɚ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sylvester (“woody, rural”) from silva (“wood”); name of a saint whose feast day falls on December 31.

  1. borrowed from sylvester

Definitions

  1. A male given name from Latin used in English since the sixteenth century.

  2. A surname.

  3. A community in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. A city, the county seat of Worth County, Georgia, United States.

    2. An unincorporated community in Fisher County, Texas, United States.

    3. A small town in Boone County, West Virginia, United States.

    4. A town in Green County, Wisconsin, United States.

    5. A ratchet device for pulling out pit props.

The neighborhood

Derived

Sylvester equation, Sylvester-Gallai theorem, Sylvester's criterion, Sylvester's formula, Sylvester's theorem

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA