In science and mathematics, an Axiom is a premise that is accepted as fact.
In Pixar's WALL-E, the Axiom was the name of one of the luxury cruise ships where humans lived after the Earth became uninhabitable.
There is a computer algebra system called Axiom.
Axiom does not appear in the Social Security Administration's name database. I think it would fit in well with other trendy names that contain the letter 'x'.
Showing posts with label Mathematics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mathematics. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Sunday, June 7, 2015
Jarvis
In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, J.A.R.V.I.S. was Tony Stark's A.I. computer system. Jarvis was named for the Stark family's butler, Edwin Jarvis, but was also shorthand for "Just A Rather Very Intelligent System". In the Marvel Comics, Edwin Jarvis was retired, but still worked with the Avengers.
In Tron, Jarvis was a program who was an officer in Clu 2's regime.
In Star Trek, Crewman Jarvis was a member of the crew of the U.S.S. Voyager.
Nina Jarvis was a character in the television series, The 4400. She was temporarily the director of NTAC (National Threat Assessment Command).
In Mathematics, the Gift wrapping algorithim is also known as the Jarvis algorithim, after R. A. Jarvis.
Gregory Jarvis was a U.S. astronaut that was killed when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded. There is an asteroid, 3353 Jarvis, and a rocket design called Jarvis that were both named in his honor.
Jarvis is a variant of the French name Gervaise. It's been in and out of the Top 1,000 names from 1902-2007. It's highest rank was in 1988 when it was #347. In 2014, it was given to 153 boys.
In Tron, Jarvis was a program who was an officer in Clu 2's regime.
In Star Trek, Crewman Jarvis was a member of the crew of the U.S.S. Voyager.
Nina Jarvis was a character in the television series, The 4400. She was temporarily the director of NTAC (National Threat Assessment Command).
In Mathematics, the Gift wrapping algorithim is also known as the Jarvis algorithim, after R. A. Jarvis.
Gregory Jarvis was a U.S. astronaut that was killed when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded. There is an asteroid, 3353 Jarvis, and a rocket design called Jarvis that were both named in his honor.
Jarvis is a variant of the French name Gervaise. It's been in and out of the Top 1,000 names from 1902-2007. It's highest rank was in 1988 when it was #347. In 2014, it was given to 153 boys.
Monday, January 14, 2013
Archimedes
Archimedes was born in Sicily, Italy around 287 BC, in Syracuse, a seaport settled by Greek colonists. He is considered one of the greatest mathematicians in history, although he was also a physicist, astronomer, engineer and an inventor. One of his mathematical contributions is the Archimedes Number, which is used to determine the motion of fluids due to differences in density. The Archimedes' screw, a type of pump, is commonly attributed him, but the attribution is uncertain.
He's had a crater on the moon named for him, as well as a home computer in the 1980s.
With the name Archer gaining in popularity, Archimedes would be a more interesting way to get to the nicknames Arch or Archie. In 2011, there were 7 boys named Archimedes.
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