Euclid (disambiguation)
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Euclid was a Greek mathematician from Alexandria who authored Elements
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The name has subsequently been used to refer to:
Euclid's Elements
Euclid's Elements is a mathematical and geometric treatise consisting of 13 books written by the Greek mathematician Euclid in Alexandria c. 300 BC. It is a collection of definitions, postulates , propositions , and mathematical proofs of the propositions...
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The name has subsequently been used to refer to:
People
- EuclidEuclidEuclid , fl. 300 BC, also known as Euclid of Alexandria, was a Greek mathematician, often referred to as the "Father of Geometry". He was active in Alexandria during the reign of Ptolemy I...
of Alexandria, the ancient Greek mathematician and author of the Elements- the euclid (symbol Euc), a dimensionless unit of proportionProportionality (mathematics)In mathematics, two variable quantities are proportional if one of them is always the product of the other and a constant quantity, called the coefficient of proportionality or proportionality constant. In other words, are proportional if the ratio \tfrac yx is constant. We also say that one...
, named after the mathematician
- the euclid (symbol Euc), a dimensionless unit of proportion
- Euclid of MegaraEuclid of MegaraEuclid of Megara was a Greek Socratic philosopher who founded the Megarian school of philosophy. He was a pupil of Socrates in the late 5th century BCE, and was present at his death. He held the supreme good to be one, eternal and unchangeable, and denied the existence of anything contrary to the...
, an ancient Greek philosopher - EucleidesEucleidesEucleides was archon of Athens at the end of the fifth century BC.During the year that he spent in office , the murderous oligarchy of the Thirty Tyrants was driven out of Athens and the Athenian democracy re-established...
, archon of Athens 403-2 NC. - Euclides da CunhaEuclides da CunhaEuclides da Cunha was a Brazilian writer, sociologist and engineer. His most important work is Os Sertões , a non-fictional account of the military expeditions promoted by the Brazilian government against the rebellious village of Canudos, known as the War of Canudos...
, Brazilian sociologist
Mathematics, science, and technology
- Euclid Contest, a math competition held by the Centre for Education in Mathematics and ComputingCentre for Education in Mathematics and ComputingThe Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing , has become Canada's largest and most recognized outreach organization for promoting and creating activities and materials in mathematics and computer science. The CEMC is housed within the Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Waterloo...
- Euclid (programming language)
- Euclid (computer program)Euclid (computer program)Euclid is a CAD software which has been developed since 1970. Initially written by Jean Marc Brun and Michel The'ron at Laboratoire d'informatique pour la mécanique et les sciences de l'ingénieur for modelling fluid flow, they founded their own company, Datavision in 1979 and then sold a...
- Euclid, a computer system used by EuroclearEuroclearEuroclear is a user owned and governed Brussels, Belgium based financial services company that specializes in the settlement of securities transactions as well as the safekeeping and asset servicing of these securities. It was founded in 1968 as part of J.P...
- Euclid (spacecraft)Euclid (spacecraft)Euclid is a planned space telescope, an M-class mission of the ESA Cosmic Vision 2020-2025, planned to be launched in 2019...
, a space telescope built by ESA, to be launched in 2017
Higher education
- EUCLID (Euclid University)EUCLID (Euclid University)EUCLID, also called Pôle Universitaire Euclide or Euclid University, is an intergovernmental organization chartered as a university and umbrella organization dedicated to sustainable development. Its legal framework was formalized in 2008 by a multilateral memorandum of understanding which as...
, an intergovernmental organization - Euclid University Consortium, a group of universities
Related to Cleveland, Ohio
- Euclid Avenue (disambiguation)
- Euclid Avenue (Cleveland, Ohio), a main street in Cleveland and its eastern suburbs
- Euclid, OhioEuclid, OhioEuclid is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Greater Cleveland Metropolitan Area, and borders Cleveland. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 48,920...
, an eastern suburb of Cleveland, Ohio- Euclid TrucksEuclid TrucksThe Euclid Company of Ohio was a company specialized in heavy equipment for earthmoving, namely dump trucks and wheel tractor-scrapers, that operated from the United States of America from the 1920s to the 1950s, then it was purchased and converted into a section of General Motors and later on by...
, a manufacturer of heavy construction-equipment, which was based in Euclid, Ohio - Village of Euclid, Ohio v. Ambler Realty Co.Village of Euclid, Ohio v. Ambler Realty Co.Village of Euclid, Ohio v. Ambler Realty Co., , more commonly Euclid v. Ambler, was a United States Supreme Court case argued in 1926...
, a U.S. Supreme Court case
- Euclid Trucks
- South Euclid, OhioSouth Euclid, OhioSouth Euclid is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is an inner-ring suburb of Cleveland.-Geography:Acting almost as a central point for the east side of Cleveland, South Euclid is bordered by Cleveland, Cleveland Heights, University Heights, Beachwood, Lyndhurst, Richmond Heights,...
, a south-eastern suburb of Cleveland, Ohio
Places in New York State
- Euclid Avenue (IND Fulton Street Line)Euclid Avenue (IND Fulton Street Line)Euclid Avenue is an express station on the IND Fulton Street Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Euclid Avenue and Pitkin Avenue in Brooklyn, it is served by the A train at all times, and the southern terminal for the C train, at all times except late nights...
, a station of the New York City Subway - Euclid Road, the main road of Syracuse UniversitySyracuse UniversitySyracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...
's "Off Campus" housing area
Fiction
- Euclid, a supercomputer built by the fictional character Maximillian Cohen in the 1998 film π
- TS-MB1B Euclid, a mobile armor in the anime Gundam Seed Destiny
- Euclid, a town in the game Tales of PhantasiaTales of Phantasiais a Super Nintendo game in the RPG genre published by Namco and released in Japan in 1995, selling 212,000 copies. It is the first mothership title in the Tales RPG series and was later remade/re-released on the PlayStation, Game Boy Advance and PlayStation Portable...