plateau's problem

Pla·teau's prob·lem

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Definition of plateau's problem words

noun plateau's problem the problem in the calculus of variations of finding the surface with the least area bounded by a given closed curve in space. 1

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

1910-15; named after J. A. F. Plateau (1801-83), Belgian physicist

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