* [COFF] Cheby[cs]hev (was: Regular Expressions)
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On Monday, 10 August 2020 at 9:53:14 +1000, Dave Horsfall wrote:
> Interesting; I was taught it was "Chebychev", which as second ranking
> doesn't even come close to "Chebyshev"...
>
> Possibly a cultural thing; I went to an Australian university (UNSW).
I don't think so, more like coincidence. I first came across the name
as "Chebyshev" at the CSIRO in Melbourne. But the difference in
spelling could be attributed to the person doing the transliteration:
"ch" in French corresponds in sound to "sh" in English.
Greg
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