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hamiltonian

The correct spelling is hamiltonian.

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adjective

Say it like: Ham-ilt-onia-n

The correct spelling is hamiltonian. Of, attributed to or inspired by the Irish mathematician, astronomer and physicist William Rowan Hamilton (1805–1865).

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  1. 1.Of, attributed to or inspired by the Irish mathematician, astronomer and physicist William Rowan Hamilton (1805–1865).
  2. 2.(of a cycle/path) That visits each vertex exactly once.
  3. 3.(of a graph) Containing a Hamiltonian cycle.
  4. 4.(of certain fiscal policies) Advocated by Alexander Hamilton.
  5. 5.Relating to James Hamilton (1769-1831), or his method of teaching languages without grammar, by a literal interlinear word-for-word translation.

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