Macaulay
Encyclopedia
Surname
- Macaulay (surname)Macaulay (surname)Macaulay, MacAulay, and McAulay are surnames in the English language. There are several etymological origins for the names: all of which originated as patronyms in several Gaelic languages—Irish and Scottish Gaelic...
, an English-language surname with multiple etymological origins (also includes surnames MacAulay and McAulay).
Given name
- George Macaulay Trevelyan, English historian
- John Babington Macaulay BaxterJohn Babington Macaulay BaxterJohn Babington Macaulay Baxter, PC was a New Brunswick lawyer, jurist and the 19th Premier of the Canadian Province of New Brunswick....
, New Brunswick jurist and politician - Macaulay CulkinMacaulay CulkinMacaulay Carson Culkin is an American actor. He became widely known for his portrayal of Kevin McCallister in Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. He is also known for his roles in Richie Rich, Uncle Buck, My Girl, The Pagemaster, and Party Monster...
, American actor
Places
- Macaulay railway station, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- The Macaulay Institute, a land use research institute based in Aberdeen, Scotland
- William E. Macaulay Honors CollegeWilliam E. Macaulay Honors CollegeWilliam E. Macaulay Honors College, commonly referred to as Macaulay Honors College, or simply Macaulay, is a flagship program for 1,400 high achieving students at The City University of New York, U.S.A....
, a school which is part of City University of New York, in New York, USA
Families
- Clan MacAulayClan MacAulayClan MacAulay is a Scottish clan. The clan was historically centred around the lands of Ardincaple, which are today consumed by the little village of Rhu and burgh of Helensburgh in Argyll and Bute. The MacAulays of Ardincaple were located mainly in the traditional county of Dunbartonshire, which...
, a Scottish clan historically seated at Ardincaple Castle, in Scotland. - Macaulay family of Lewis, a Scottish family historically centred on Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, in Scotland.
Mathematics
- Cohen-Macaulay ringCohen-Macaulay ringIn mathematics, a Cohen–Macaulay ring is a particular type of commutative ring, possessing some of the algebraic-geometric properties of a nonsingular variety, such as local equidimensionality....
, a commutative ring, named in part after Francis Sowerby Macaulay (1862-1937). - Macaulay2Macaulay2Macaulay2 is a free computer algebra system developed by Daniel Grayson and Michael Stillman for computation in commutative algebra and algebraic geometry. Stillman, along with Dave Bayer had authored the predecessor, Macaulay. Macaulay2 uses its own high level programming language, intended to...
, a free computer algebra system, named after Francis Sowerby Macaulay (1862-1937). - Macaulay brackets, a notation used to describe the ramp function.
- Macaulay computer algebra systemMacaulay computer algebra systemMacaulay is a computer algebra system for doing polynomial computations, particularly Gröbner basis calculations. Macaulay is designed for solving problems in commutative algebra and algebraic geometry.It is named after F.S...
, a computer algebra system, named after Francis Sowerby Macaulay (1862-1937). - Macaulay Duration, a special case of bond duration, named after Frederick Macaulay (1882-1970).