Associations to the word «Eisenstein»

EISENSTEIN INTEGER, noun. (algebra) A complex number of the form $a + b \omega$, where a and b are integers and ω is defined by the following two rules: (1) $\omega^3 = 1$ and (2) $1 + \omega + \omega^2 = 0$; an element of the Euclidean domain $\mathbb{Z}[\omega]$.

EISENSTEIN, noun. Russian film maker who pioneered the use of montage and is considered among the most influential film makers in the history of motion pictures (1898-1948).