Associations to the word «Hahn»

Wiktionary

HAHN SERIES, noun. (math) A type of formal infinite series, a generalization of Puiseux series. They allow for arbitrary exponents of the indeterminate so long as the set supporting them forms a well-ordered subset of the value group.

Dictionary definition

HAHN, noun. German chemist who was co-discoverer with Lise Meitner of nuclear fission (1879-1968).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats