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Leibniz
or Leib·nitz
[ lahyb-nits; German lahyp-nits ]
noun
- Gott·fried Wil·helm von [gawt, -f, r, eet , vil, -helm f, uh, n], 1646–1716, German philosopher, writer, and mathematician.
Leibniz
/ līb′nĭts /
- German philosopher and mathematician who invented the mathematical processes of differentiation and integration, which greatly expanded the field of calculus. Leibniz also established the foundations of probability theory and conceived the idea for a practical calculating machine.
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Other Words From
- Leib·niz·i·an Leib·nitz·i·an [lahyb-, nit, -see-, uh, n], adjective noun
- Leib·nizi·an·ism Leib·nitzi·an·ism noun
- post-Leib·nitzi·an adjective
- post-Leib·nizi·an adjective
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Example Sentences
Leibniz (185) and Voltaire (170) also performed well, but others gave a lackluster showing.
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His theory of the interior of the earth was accepted by Leibniz and by the entire Neptunist school of geology.
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Leibniz rejects the pantheistic position in terms, but nearly admits it in practice.
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In short, each monad is a little Leibniz for ever increasing the sum of its knowledge.
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And the last great dogmatist, Leibniz, was the one who practised this method of uncritical assumption to the utmost extent.
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He compares the coincidence between virtue and utility to Leibniz's pre-established harmony.
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