ptolemy

Ptol·e·my

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [tol-uh-mee]
- /ˈtɒl ə mi/
- /ˈtɒləmɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tol-uh-mee]
- /ˈtɒl ə mi/

Definitions of ptolemy word

noun plural ptolemy (Claudius Ptolemaeus) flourished a.d. 127–151, Hellenistic mathematician, astronomer, and geographer in Alexandria. 1
noun plural ptolemy any of the kings of the Macedonian dynasty that ruled Egypt 323–30 b.c. 1
noun ptolemy (surnamed Philadelphus) 309?–247? b.c, king of Egypt 285–247? (son of Ptolemy I). 1
noun Definition of ptolemy in Technology A flexible foundation for the specification, simulation, and rapid prototyping of systems. It is an object-oriented framework within which diverse models of computation can co-exist and interact. For example, using Ptolemy a data-flow system can be easily connected to a hardware simulator which in turn may be connected to a discrete-event system. Because of this, Ptolemy can be used to model entire systems. In addition, Ptolemy now has code generation capabilities. From a flow graph description, Ptolemy can generate both C code and DSP assembly code for rapid prototyping. Note that code generation is not yet complete, and is included in the current release for demonstration purposes only. Version 0.4.1 includes a graphical algorithm layout, code generator and simulator. It requires C++, C and has been ported to Sun-4, MIPS/Ultrix; DSP56001, DSP96002. Ptolemy is an active research project. 1
noun ptolemy Latin name Claudius Ptolemaeus. 2nd century ad, Greek astronomer, mathematician, and geographer. His Geography was the standard geographical textbook until the discoveries of the 15th century. His system of astronomy (see Ptolemaic system), as expounded in the Almagest, remained undisputed until the Copernican system was evolved 0
noun ptolemy name of a Macedonian dynasty of Egypt founded by Ptolemy I and ruling from 323 to 30 b.c. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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