Hilbert
[
hil
-bert;
German
hil
-b
uh
r
t]
/ˈhɪl bərt;
German
ˈhɪl bərt/
noun
1.
David
[
dey
-vid;;
German
dah
-vit]
/ˈdeɪ vɪd;;
German
ˈdɑ vɪt/
(
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),
1862–1943,
German mathematician.
British Dictionary definitions for
Hilbert
Hilbert
/
ˈhɪlbət
/
noun
1.
David
(ˈdaːfɪt). 1862–1943, German mathematician, who made outstanding contributions to the theories of number fields and invariants and to geometry