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noun 
  • (rfv-inflection, halmoses)
  1. (mathematics) The symbol "(unicode, �)" (Unicode U+220E, "END OF PROOF") marking the end of a proof.
Etymology: Named for (Hungarian-born) American mathematician w:Paul Halmos, Paul Halmos (born 1916) who first used it in mathematics, after seeing it marking the end of articles in magazines.


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