1. French mathematician who described the conditions for solving polynomial equations; was killed in a duel at the age of 21 (1811-1832); [syn: Galois, Evariste Galois]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Galois
n 1: French mathematician who described the conditions for
solving polynomial equations; was killed in a duel at the
age of 21 (1811-1832) [syn: Galois, Evariste Galois]