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{{also|Einstein}}
==English==

===Etymology 1===
Named in honor of {{w|Albert Einstein}}, who explained the {{w|photoelectric effect}}.
{{wp|einstein (unit)}}

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# {{lb|en|photochemistry|dated}} One [[mole]] of [[photon]]s, regardless of [[frequency]], as used to measure [[irradiance]].
#: {{ux|en|The '''einstein''' (symbol E) is an obsolete unit with two conflicting definitions.}}<!--refs are cited at WP-->
# {{lb|en|informal}} A [[genius]]; a very [[smart]] person.
#: {{syn|en|Thesaurus:intelligent person}}
#: {{ux|en|He's a prodigy — they call him their little '''einstein'''.}}
## {{lb|en|by extension|informal|sarcastic}} An [[idiot]]; a very [[stupid]] person.
##: {{syn|en|Thesaurus:idiot}}
##: {{ux|en|Yeah, that guy is a real '''einstein''' — he always finds a way to mess up the simplest order.}}

=====Derived terms=====
* {{sense|one mole of photons}} {{l|en|microeinstein}}

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|one mole of photons}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|ajnsztajn|m}}, {{t+|pl|einstein|m}}
{{trans-bottom}}

=====See also=====
* {{sense|fool}} {{l|en|no shit, Sherlock}}

===Etymology 2===
From German {{m|de|ein}} {{m|de|Stein}}, "one stone", coined by scientists in recent decades, but with tongue-in-cheek tacit acknowledgment of the homonymy with {{m|en|einstein#Etymology 1}} and {{m|en|Einstein#Proper noun}}; "a pun playing with the famous scientist's name and the German term "ein Stein" for "one stone".<ref name="s2cid_237571405">"{{cite-journal |year=2022 |last=Klaassen |first=Bernhard |title=Forcing nonperiodic tilings with one tile using a seed |journal=European Journal of Combinatorics |volume=100 |issue=C |page=103454 |doi=10.1016/j.ejc.2021.103454<!-- |arxiv=2109.09384 -->}}</ref>
{{wp|einstein problem}}

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# {{lb|en|mathematics|physics}} A {{l|en|shape#Noun}} that can be repeated to cover a {{l|en|plane#Noun}} with a {{l|en|nonrepeating#Adjective}} {{l|en|pattern#Noun}}.
#* {{quote-journal |en |author=Siobhan Roberts |date=2023-03-28 |title=Elusive ‘Einstein’ Solves a Longstanding Math Problem. And it all began with a hobbyist “messing about and experimenting with shapes” |journal=New York Times |accessdate=2023-03-28 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/28/science/mathematics-tiling-einstein.html |passage=In less poetic terms, an '''einstein''' is an “aperiodic monotile,” a shape that tiles a plane, or an infinite two-dimensional flat surface, but only in a nonrepeating pattern. (The term “einstein” comes from the German “ein stein,” or “one stone” — more loosely, “one tile” or “one shape.”)}}

=====See also=====
* {{l|en|aperiodic}}, {{l|en|monotiling}}, {{l|en|tessellation}}

===References===
<references/>

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=eeiinnst|Nineties|nineties}}

{{cln|en|eponyms|sarcastic terms}}

==Polish==
{{wp|lang=pl|einstein (pierwiastek)|einstein}}
{{elements|pl|Es|kaliforn|Cf|ferm|Fm}}

===Etymology===
{{named-after|pl|nationality=German|occupation=physicist|Albert Einstein|wplink=Albert Einstein}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{pl-pr|'ajn.sztajn|a=Pl-einstein.ogg|hh=ajnsztajn,Einstein|h=ein.stein}}

===Noun===
{{pl-noun|m-in}}

# {{lb|pl|physics}} {{alt sp|pl|ajnsztajn}}
# [[einsteinium]] {{gl|element with atomic number 99}}

====Declension====
{{pl-decl-noun-m-in}}

===Noun===
{{pl-noun|m-pr}}

# {{lb|pl|colloquial|sometimes|sarcastic}} [[Einstein]], {{l|en|einstein}} {{gl|extremely clever or intelligent person}}

====Declension====
{{pl-decl-noun-m-pr}}

====Related terms====
{{col-auto|pl|title=nouns|ajnsztajn|Einstein}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:pl:PWN}}

{{C|pl|People|Units of measure}}

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