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Using Stevin

  • In the example corpus, stevin often appears in combinations such as: simon stevin, stevin in, stevin published.

Context around Stevin

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 7 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

simon 11×

Often after:

published 2× achieved 1× derived 1× proved 1× declared 1×

Sentence patterns with Stevin

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

mathematician simon stevin published a 2× by simon stevin in 1594 1× by simon stevin in the 1× engineer simon stevin derived the 1× engineer simon stevin is the 1× or simon stevin achieved equal 1× simon stevin in his 1× simon stevin proved the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a forerunner of 1× although it was 1× although the indians 1× fritz a kuttner 1× history main seealso 1× in 1586 flemish 1×

Common sentence endings:

beads see box 1× ebb and flood 1× emerged in india 1× for the tenth 1× of the solution 1× of time citation 1×

Words around Stevin

Just before it in the word index:

stevie 245 stevia 35 steveston 2 steveson 5 steves 13 stever 5

Just after it in the word index:

steviol 4 stevioside 2 stevis 4 stevo 2 stew 260 steward 301

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 15 aat 15 abada 15 abcs 15 abdulkareem 15 abha 15

Corpus analysis for Stevin

  • In this selection, "stevin" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, simon, published, achieved and derived stand out and add context to how "stevin" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include mathematician simon stevin published a and by simon stevin in 1594. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "stevin" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with stevin

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

Simon Stevin was one of the first in Europe to challenge Greek ideas in the 16th century. (17 words)

In 1586 Flemish engineer Simon Stevin derived the mechanical advantage of the inclined plane, and it was included with the other simple machines. (23 words)

Stevin declared that using decimals was so important that the universal introduction of decimal weights, measures and coinage was only a matter of time. citation. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

A forerunner of modern European decimal notation was introduced by Simon Stevin in the 16th century. citation Natural languages The ingenious method of expressing every possible number using a set of ten symbols emerged in India. (36 words)

Although the Indians used decimal numbers for mathematical computations, it was Simon Stevin who in 1585 first advocated the use of decimal numbers for everyday purposes in his booklet De Thiende (old Dutch for 'the tenth'). (36 words)

History main seeAlso John Wilkins who, in 1668, published an essay proposing a decimal system of measurement In 1586 the Flemish mathematician Simon Stevin published a small pamphlet called De Thiende ("the tenth"). (33 words)

Example sentences (12)

A forerunner of modern European decimal notation was introduced by Simon Stevin in the 16th century. citation Natural languages The ingenious method of expressing every possible number using a set of ten symbols emerged in India.

Although it was not the first, the derivation of Flemish engineer Simon Stevin is the most well-known, because of its originality and use of a string of beads (see box).

Although the Indians used decimal numbers for mathematical computations, it was Simon Stevin who in 1585 first advocated the use of decimal numbers for everyday purposes in his booklet De Thiende (old Dutch for 'the tenth').

Fritz A. Kuttner. p. 163. Kuttner proposes that neither Zhu Zaiyu or Simon Stevin achieved equal temperament, and that neither of the two should be treated as inventors.

History main seeAlso John Wilkins who, in 1668, published an essay proposing a decimal system of measurement In 1586 the Flemish mathematician Simon Stevin published a small pamphlet called De Thiende ("the tenth").

In 1586 Flemish engineer Simon Stevin derived the mechanical advantage of the inclined plane, and it was included with the other simple machines.

Simon Stevin in his 1608 De spiegheling der Ebbenvloet, The theory of ebb and flood, dismissed a large number of misconceptions that still existed about ebb and flood.

Simon Stevin proved the intermediate value theorem for polynomials (using a cubic as an example) by providing an algorithm for constructing the decimal expansion of the solution.

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Simon Stevin was one of the first in Europe to challenge Greek ideas in the 16th century.

Stevin declared that using decimals was so important that the universal introduction of decimal weights, measures and coinage was only a matter of time. citation.

The cumbersome nature of compound unit arithmetic has been recognized for many years – in 1586, the Flemish mathematician Simon Stevin published a small pamphlet called De Thiende ("the tenth") citation.

The quadratic formula covering all cases was first obtained by Simon Stevin in 1594. citation In 1637 René Descartes published La Géométrie containing the quadratic formula in the form we know today.

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Common combinations with stevin

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