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alhacen meaning and definition
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Definition of Alhacen (noun)
- an Egyptian polymath (born in Iraq) whose research in geometry and optics was influential into the 17th century; established experiments as the norm of proof in physics (died in 1040)
- synonyms: Al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham, al-Haytham, Alhazen, Ibn al-Haytham
Source: Princeton University Wordnet