Alfred north whitehead
alfred north, 1861–1947, english philosopher and mathematician, in the u.s. after 1924.
noun
alfred north. 1861–1947, english mathematician and philosopher, who collaborated with bertrand russell in writing principia mathematica (1910–13), and developed a holistic philosophy of science, chiefly in process and reality (1929)
whitehead white·head (wīt’hěd’)
n.
a tiny epidermal cystlike m-ss with a narrow or obstructed opening on the skin surface, which may rupture, caused by the retention of secretions of a sebaceous gland. also called closed comedo.
see milium.
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