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gardner

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for gardner.

Editorial note

It uses the unsolved heist at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum as a backdrop for the main story line.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

A surname originating as an occupation.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of gardner gathered in one view.

noun

A surname originating as an occupation.

noun

A male given name.

noun

A number of places in the United States:

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for gardner.

noun

A surname originating as an occupation.

noun

A male given name.

noun

A number of places in the United States:

noun

A census-designated place in Huerfano County, Colorado.

Example sentences

1

It uses the unsolved heist at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum as a backdrop for the main story line.

2

In 1977, Martin Gardner wrote that 129-digit numbers would never be factored; in 1994, one was.

3

This reads something like a classic Martin Gardner column -- clear, tantalizing, and presenting a highly technical math topic helpfully for non-specialists.

4

I wouldn't necessarily want go by what established Hinduphobes like Gardner Harris have to say about the country.

5

I think I first read about him in a Martin Gardner book as a kid.

6

I've never met Gardner and am now unlikely to do so, but I know a few people who know him fairly well.

7

I've not read it, but I have read a rather scathing review of it by Martin Gardner (whose opinions I usually respect).

8

The Year's Best Science Fiction, 2013 - Gardner Dozois, ed.

9

CC-licensed recordings of 'standard repertoire' chamber music (no scores) by a variety of performers, some famous and some students at the Isabella Gardner Museum Web site.

10

While I personally enjoy Raymond Smullyan's logic puzzles, I don't think they are appropriate for an interview unless the job requires writing something along the lines of a Martin Gardner column.

Quote examples

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And given that "profluence" is a term specifically associated with Gardner, it is no surprise that an essay that opens by discussing Gardner's opinions should use it.

2

Can anyone recommend a good "Consultant's", "Solutions Architect's", or "Top-Right Quadrant on a Silly Gardner Chart" overview of how Kubernetes competes or cooperates with Mesos?

3

Quote from OA "El Packete is a very slow high-capacity Internet access connection; someone (no one knows who) loads up those drives with online glitz and gets them to Cuban shores..." On the off-chance anyone relevant in Miami is reading this: The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum distributes 8GB to 10Gb of Creative Commons licensed classical music, mostly chamber.

4

I agree, although note that Gardner actually sneaks in the subtly different statement "at most one of the statements is true." Of course, even here one has to be careful: do we require that the problem say "if at most one of the statements is true, and the previous description of the problem is correct, then …"?

Proper noun examples

1

Gardner describes himself as a journalist interested in math and science, but specifically not a mathematician.

2

In first place, and it's not even close: Martin Gardner's Scientific American columns.

3

I suggest anyone interested read it themselves, as the review itself is a well-written reflection on Gardner's own mathematical philosophy.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use gardner in a sentence?

It uses the unsolved heist at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum as a backdrop for the main story line.

What does gardner mean?

A surname originating as an occupation.

What part of speech is gardner?

gardner is commonly used as noun.