Cauchy

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French Cauchy. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkəʊ.ʃi/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkoʊ.ʃi/ Rhymes: -əʊʃi === Proper noun === Cauchy A French surname; notably that of prolific mathematician Augustin-Louis Cauchy (1789-1857). ==== Usage notes ==== Used attributively in various terms in mathematics to imply association with the work of Augustin-Louis Cauchy, although often the most direct association is to another such term. ==== Derived terms ==== === Adjective === Cauchy (not comparable) (mathematics) Of a sequence in a metric space, whose terms become arbitrarily close to one another. == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Cauchy m or f by sense a surname in French