Archimedean point

The Archimedean point is a hypothetical " absolute point " outside of an experimental setup, which could in particular unchangeable and firmly rooted serve as a fulcrum. The Archimedean point has its name from the statement of Archimedes, he could " raise all alone the earth when he was only a fixed point and a long enough lever " would.

In a figurative sense, this term is used as in philosophy to denote a completely evident ( indubitable ) truth or fact, starting one could explain the world of the. René Descartes believed, for example, this Archimedean point in the indubitability of "I think therefore I am" to have ( cogito ergo sum ) found.

• Classical Mechanics
• Philosophy
• Archimedes