单词 | heros formula |
释义 | Hero's formulan. Mathematics. A formula giving the area of a triangle in terms of the lengths of its sides.For a triangle with sides of length a, b, and c, the area A = √s(s − a)(s − b)(s − c), where s = ½(a + b + c). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > algebra > [noun] > expression > formula binomial theorem1755 formula1794 Rankine's formula1868 proportionality1882 Hero's formula1886 Rutherford's law1913 Mellin transform1927 Langevin equation1943 1886 G. Chrystal Algebra I. iv. 81 Important in connection with Hero's formula for the area of a plane triangle. 1902 Amer. Math. Monthly 9 36 The first step is the usual geometric proof..of Heron's formula. 1958 Rotarian Aug. 52/3 The good scholar, the fellow who can slip through a derivation of Hero's Formula as easily as Red Grange side-stepped the defense, rarely gets the honors due him. 1998 F. N. Magill Dict. World Biogr. II. 182/1 Brahmagupta borrowed from Hero of Alexandria the formula for the triangular area, but he brilliantly extended Hero's formula to work with quadrilaterals that can be inscribed within circles. 2009 S. Strogatz Calculus of Friendship 160 The natural generalization of Hero's formula to quadrilaterals..actually does exist. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1886 |
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