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PIERRE SIMON DE LAPLACE
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• PIERRE SIMON DE LAPLACE (noun)
The noun PIERRE SIMON DE LAPLACE has 1 sense:
1. French mathematician and astronomer who formulated the nebular hypothesis concerning the origins of the solar system and who developed the theory of probability (1749-1827)
Familiarity information: PIERRE SIMON DE LAPLACE used as a noun is very rare.
• PIERRE SIMON DE LAPLACE (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
French mathematician and astronomer who formulated the nebular hypothesis concerning the origins of the solar system and who developed the theory of probability (1749-1827)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Laplace; Marquis de Laplace; Pierre Simon de Laplace
Instance hypernyms:
astronomer; stargazer; uranologist (a physicist who studies astronomy)
mathematician (a person skilled in mathematics)
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