Laplace
pronunciation
How to pronounce Laplace in British English:
UK [lɑ:ˈplɑ:s]
How to pronounce Laplace in American English:
US [ləˈples]
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- Noun:
- 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)
Word Origin
- Laplace
- in scientific phrases, a reference to French astronomer and mathematician Pierre Simon, Marquis de Laplace (1749-1827).
Example
- 1. Reactor fuel element heat conduction via numerical laplace transform inversion .
- 2. Table of laplace transforms - here is a list of laplace transforms for a differential equations class .
- 3. Charles laplace was hanged that morning for stabbing his wife nearly five years earlier .
- 4. This table gives many of the commonly used laplace transforms and formulas .
- 5. The french mechanist and determinist pierre simon de laplace formulated the sweeping implications of this thesis by saying .