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In actuality, the Eureka machine, as the Quaker polymath called it, was a physical prototype of Swift’s knowledge engine.—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026 Joseph, who designs educational games and co-founded the Games for Change Festival, is a polymath himself.—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025 One of the world’s first calculators, devised in 1642 by the French polymath Blaise Pascal, was pulled from auction — at least for now.—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 20 Nov. 2025 O’Dell — producer, director, full-time nightlife polymath.—Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 18 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for polymath
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Etymology
Greek polymathēs very learned, from poly- + manthanein to learn — more at mathematical