This absorption in such pursuits, totally unintelligible to his schoolfellows, who were then totally ignorant of mathematics, procured him a not very complimentary nickname.
Ito Absorsyon sa ganoong pursuits, ganap na hindi maintindihan sa kanyang schoolfellows, na pagkatapos ay ganap na walang pinag-aralan ng matematika, procured sa kanya ng isang hindi tunay na pamigay sa palayaw.