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The exclamation attributed to Archimedes, who is said to have cried out "Eureka! eureka!" (I have found it! I have found it!), upon suddenly discovering a method of finding out how much the gold of King Hiero's crown had been alloyed. Hence, an expression of triumph concerning a discovery.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Eureka'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​e/eureka.html. 1828.
 
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