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Laplace

[ la-plas ]

noun

  1. Pierre Si·mon [pye, r, see-, mawn] Marquis de, 1749–1827, French astronomer and mathematician.

Laplace

/ laplas /

noun

  1. LaplacePierre Simon17491827MFrenchSCIENCE: mathematicianSCIENCE: physicistSCIENCE: astronomer Pierre Simon (pjɛr simɔ̃), Marquis de Laplace. 1749–1827, French mathematician, physicist, and astronomer. He formulated the nebular hypothesis (1796). He also developed the theory of probability

Laplace

/ lə-pläs′,lä- /

  1. French mathematician and astronomer noted for his theory of a nebular origin of the solar system and his investigations into gravity and the stability of planetary motion. He also made important contributions to the theory of probability.

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