Kronecker delta deltâ-ye Kronecker (#) Fr.: delta de Kronecker The function δik of two variables i and j defined by δik = 1 if i = j, and δik = 0 if i ≠ j. Leopold Kronecker (1823-1891), a German mathematician; delta, Gk. letter of alphabet. |
neck gardan (#) Fr.: cou The part of a person's or animal's → body that connecting the → head to the rest of the body. M.E. nekke, from O.E. hnecca, cognate with Du. nek "the nape of the neck;" Ger. Nacken, O.Norse hnakki "the nape of the neck." Gardan "neck;" related to geri, geribân "collar," gerivé "low hill," galu "throat;" Mid.Pers. gartan "neck," galôg, griv "throat;" Av. grīvā- "neck;" cf. Skt. gala- "throat, neck;" Gk. bora "food;" L. gula "throat" (Fr. gueule "(animal) mouth"), gluttire "to gulp down," vorare "to devour;" PIE base *gwer- "to swallow, devour." L. gula; cf. Mod.Pers. galu "throat." |