Mathematical English Usage - a Glossary

by Jerzy Trzeciak

classic

[see also: classical]

Chapter 2 of the classic text [6] by R. Nevanlinna has a detailed treatment of this construction.

[Note the difference between classic and classical: classic means “of acknowledged excellence'' or “remarkably typical'' ( a classic example); and classical means “well-established, not modern''.]


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