Explore Eudoxus through 10+ example sentences from English. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Eudoxus in a sentence
Using Eudoxus
- In the example corpus, eudoxus often appears in combinations such as: of eudoxus, eudoxus of.
Context around Eudoxus
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Eudoxus
- In this selection, "eudoxus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, name, zodiac, navigator, means, stimulated and mistakenly stand out and add context to how "eudoxus" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include eudoxus s father and eudoxus was able. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "eudoxus" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with eudoxus
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Eudoxus's father Aeschines of Cnidus loved to watch stars at night. (12 words)
He is sometimes conjectured to have been part of Eudoxus's expeditions. (12 words)
Identifying the astronomical work of Eudoxus as a separate category is therefore a modern convenience. (15 words)
The Greeks adopted the identification of the morning and the evening stars, as well as its identification as Ishtar/Aphrodite, during the 4th century BC, along with other items of Babylonian astrology, such as the zodiac ( Eudoxus of Cnidus ). (39 words)
Eudoxus was able to restore confidence in the use of proportionalities by providing an astounding definition for the meaning of the equality between two ratios. (25 words)
Life His name Eudoxus means "honored" or "of good repute" (in Greek εὔδοξος, from eu "good" and doxa "opinion, belief, fame"). (21 words)
Example sentences (10)
Eudoxus's father Aeschines of Cnidus loved to watch stars at night.
Eudoxus was able to restore confidence in the use of proportionalities by providing an astounding definition for the meaning of the equality between two ratios.
He is sometimes conjectured to have been part of Eudoxus's expeditions.
Hipparchus's only preserved work is Τῶν Ἀράτου καὶ Εὐδόξου φαινομένων ἐξήγησις ("Commentary on the Phaenomena of Eudoxus and Aratus").
Identifying the astronomical work of Eudoxus as a separate category is therefore a modern convenience.
Life His name Eudoxus means "honored" or "of good repute" (in Greek εὔδοξος, from eu "good" and doxa "opinion, belief, fame").
The change in focus by Eudoxus stimulated a divide in mathematics which lasted two thousand years.
The Greeks adopted the identification of the morning and the evening stars, as well as its identification as Ishtar/Aphrodite, during the 4th century BC, along with other items of Babylonian astrology, such as the zodiac ( Eudoxus of Cnidus ).
The inclusion of a third sphere implies that Eudoxus mistakenly believed that the Sun had motion in latitude.
The monsoon wind system of the Indian Ocean was first sailed by Greek navigator Eudoxus of Cyzicus in 118 BC.
Common combinations with eudoxus
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of eudoxus 2×
- eudoxus of 2×