moivre, abraham de
French mathematician who was a pioneer in the development of analytic trigonometry and in the theory of probability.
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| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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