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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname from French, famously held by countable
2. 2
   A town in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, United States.
3. 3
   A surname from French, famously held by:; Pierre-Simon Laplace, French mathematician 1749-1827, used attributively in the names of various mathematical concepts named after him (see "Derived terms" below) countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

pierre simon de laplace

Example

More examples

"This differential equation can be easily solved by Laplace transform."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French Laplace.

Etymology 2

From French La Place, from la (“the”)+place (“place”).

Related phrases

Laplace distributionLaplace limitLaplace operatorLaplace planeLaplace seriesLaplace transformLaplace's demonLaplace's equationLaplace's integralLaplace-Beltrami operatorLaplace-Mehler integralLaplace-Stieltjes transform

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