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Pronunciation: [pətˈamɪk] (IPA)

Potamic is an adjective that describes a river that flows into the sea. There are several synonyms that can be used to describe potamic, such as estuarine, marine, and fluvial. Estuarine refers to the tidal mouth of a large river, where fresh water and salt water mix. Marine refers to the sea or ocean, where potamic rivers ultimately drain into. Fluvial is another synonym that describes anything related to a river, including the flow of water and sediment. These synonyms can be used interchangeably with potamic to describe a river's characteristics, and help convey the geography and geology of a particular area.
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  • In mathematics... the Greek attitude differed sharply from that of the earlier potamic cultures. The contrast was clear in... Thales and Pythagoras, and it continues to show... in Athens during the Heroic Age. ...while Anaxagoras was in prison he occupied himself with an attempt to square the circle... the first mention of a problem that was to fascinate mathematicians for more than 2000 years. ...Here we see a type of mathematics that is quite unlike that of the Egyptians and Babylonians. It is not the practical application of a science of number... but a theoretical question involving a... distinction between accuracy in approximation and exactitude in thought. ...no more the concern of the technologist than those he raised... concerning the ultimate structure of matter.
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