Noun
Archimedean property (plural Archimedean properties)
(mathematical analysis) A property of the set of real numbers, that for any real number there is always a natural number greater than that real number.
This is the Archimedean property of real numbers. citation As proven by Archimedes, the area of the parabolic segment in the upper figure is equal to 4/3 that of the inscribed triangle in the lower figure. Source: Internet