Dictionary - Definition of Dodgson

Definition: Dodgson


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898).[Wordnet].
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Date "Dodgson" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1817. (references)

Common Expressions: Dodgson

Expressions	Definition
Charles Dodgson	English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson	English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Dodgson condensation	Dodgson condensation is a method of computing the determinants of square matrices. It is named for its inventor Charles Dodgson (better known as Lewis Carroll). The method in the case of an n x n matrix is to construct an (n-1) x (n-1) matrix, an (n-2) x (n-2), as so on, finishing with a 1 x 1 matrix, which has one entry, the determinant of the original matrix. (references)
Reverend Dodgson	English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Stephen Dodgson	Stephen Dodgson (born March 17, 1924) is a British composer. (references)
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Dodgson can be a surname. Its origin is "son of Roger", "Dodge" being a mediaeval nickname for Roger, as were Rodge and Hodge.

Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, English mathematician, logician, clergyman, photographer and author better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll.
Edwin Heron Dodgson, youngest brother of the above, clergyman and missionary
Lewis Dodgson, a fictional minor character in Jurassic Park.
Stephen Dodgson, a British composer.

Dodgson can also be a given name, following the practice of using an ancestor's surname as a child's given name.

Dodgson Hamilton Madden, an Irish Unionist Party Member of Parliament (1887-92).
John Dodgson Barrow, an American landscape painter.

Dodgson is also used in some other contexts:

Dodgson condensation, a mathematical method named for its inventor, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson.

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Topics by Level of Interest: Dodgson
Topics sorted by level of Interest	Level (1=low, 600=high)	Topics sorted Alphabetically	Level (1=low, 600=high)
Dodgson	18	Dodgson	18
Edwin H. Dodgson	14	Dodgson condensation	11
Dodgson condensation	11	Dodgson Hamilton Madden	4
Stephen Dodgson	8	Edwin H. Dodgson	14
Dodgson Hamilton Madden	4	John Dodgson Barrow	3
John Dodgson Barrow	3	Stephen Dodgson	8
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