Mathematical English Usage - a Dictionary

by Jerzy Trzeciak


[see also: classic

Theorems 1 to 3 are classical results, due to Lebesgue.



Our proofs make substantial use of classical topology of the plane.

[Note the difference between classic and classical: classic means “of acknowledged excellence'' or “remarkably typical'' ( a classic example); and classical means “well-established, not modern''.]

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