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Poinsot in a sentence

Using Poinsot

  • In the example corpus, poinsot often appears in combinations such as: louis poinsot, poinsot polyhedra.

Context around Poinsot

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 3 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

louis 3× kepler 3× stone 1×

Often after:

polyhedra 4× rediscovered 1× realised 1× used 1×

Sentence patterns with Poinsot

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

1809 louis poinsot rediscovered kepler 1× and kepler poinsot polyhedra form 1× in stone poinsot used spherical 1× later louis poinsot realised that 1× louis poinsot in 1803 1× poinsot did not 1× replaced by poinsot 1× successor of poinsot 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

however the fact 1× in 1809 louis 1× later louis poinsot 1× louis poinsot in 1× poinsot did not 1× some people call 1×

Common sentence endings:

regular star polyhedra 2× around each vertex 1× conservation of moments 1× generally known today 1× is self dual 1× non convex sets 1×

Words around Poinsot

Just before it in the word index:

poinsettias 17 poinsettia 17 poinsett 9 poindexter 19 poincy 3 poinciana 9

Just after it in the word index:

point 35.617 pointblanknews 7 pointe 179 pointed 5.107 pointedly 91 pointer 875

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 14 aamer 14 aave 14 abadan 14 abdelmadjid 14 abdulkarim 14

Corpus analysis for Poinsot

  • In this selection, "poinsot" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, louis, kepler, stone, polyhedra, rediscovered and realised stand out and add context to how "poinsot" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 1809 louis poinsot rediscovered kepler and and kepler poinsot polyhedra form. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "poinsot" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with poinsot

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Some people call these two the Poinsot polyhedra. (8 words)

The Kepler-Poinsot polyhedra are examples of non-convex sets. (10 words)

Poinsot did not know if he had discovered all the regular star polyhedra. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

The first known man-made polyhedra are spherical polyhedra carved in stone, Poinsot used spherical polyhedra to discover the four regular star polyhedra and Coxeter used them to enumerate all but one of the uniform polyhedra. (36 words)

However, the fact that Cauchy was known to be very loyal to the Bourbons, doubtless also helped him in becoming the successor of Poinsot. (24 words)

Later, Louis Poinsot realised that star vertex figures (circuits around each corner) can also be used, and discovered the remaining two regular star polyhedra. (24 words)

Example sentences (11)

However, the fact that Cauchy was known to be very loyal to the Bourbons, doubtless also helped him in becoming the successor of Poinsot.

In 1809, Louis Poinsot rediscovered Kepler's figures, by assembling star pentagons around each vertex.

Later, Louis Poinsot realised that star vertex figures (circuits around each corner) can also be used, and discovered the remaining two regular star polyhedra.

Louis Poinsot in 1803 began representing rotations as a line segment perpendicular to the rotation, and elaborated on the "conservation of moments".

Poinsot did not know if he had discovered all the regular star polyhedra.

Some people call these two the Poinsot polyhedra.

The confounded membership of the Bureau lasted until the end of 1843, when Cauchy was finally replaced by Poinsot.

The first known man-made polyhedra are spherical polyhedra carved in stone, Poinsot used spherical polyhedra to discover the four regular star polyhedra and Coxeter used them to enumerate all but one of the uniform polyhedra.

The following year, Arthur Cayley gave the Kepler–Poinsot polyhedra the names by which they are generally known today.

The Kepler-Poinsot polyhedra are examples of non-convex sets.

The regular polyhedra the Platonic solids and Kepler-Poinsot polyhedra form dual pairs, with the exception of the regular tetrahedron which is self-dual.

Common combinations with poinsot

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

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