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hilbertien

French, adjective/il.bɛʁ.tjɛ̃/

hilbertien is spelled H-I-L-B-E-R-T-I-E-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 91 million words in written French, the 298,135th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hilbertien is a French adjective meaning “Hilbertian” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif à l’œuvre mathématique de David Hilbert”.

What does hilbertien mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    Hilbertian

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Relatif à l’œuvre mathématique de David Hilbert. 2. Qualifie des objets mathématiques définis suite aux travaux de David Hilbert.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of hilbertien

  • hilbertienne feminine
  • hilbertiens masculine plural
  • hilbertiennes feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce hilbertien?

  • /il.bɛʁ.tjɛ̃/
  • \il.bɛʁ.sjɛ̃\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is hilbertien in French?

hilbertien appears about once in every 91 million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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