# Hamiltonian

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌhæmɪlˈtəʊ.ni.ən/ · frequency rank #39,345

## Definitions
1. Of, attributed to or inspired by the Irish mathematician, astronomer and physicist William Rowan Hamilton (1805–1865).
2. That visits each vertex exactly once.
3. Containing a Hamiltonian cycle.
4. Advocated by American politician Alexander Hamilton (1755–1804).
5. Relating to James Hamilton (1769–1831), or his method of teaching languages without grammar, by a literal interlinear word-for-word translation.
6. Of, relating to, or in the literary style of Edmond Hamilton (1904–1977), American science fiction writer.
7. Relating to Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet (1788–1856), Scottish metaphysician.

## Etymology
From Hamilton (a surname) + -ian.

## Common misspellings (16)
`ahmiltonian`, `haimltonian`, `hamilltonian`, `hamilotnian`, `hamiltnoian`, `hamiltoinan`, `hamiltonain`, `hamiltoniann`, `hamiltonina`, `hamiltonnian`, `hamilttonian`, `hamitlonian`, `hamlitonian`, `hammiltonian`, `hhamiltonian`, `hmailtonian`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hamiltonian