Leibniz

//ˈlaɪbnɪts// name

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  1. 1
    A surname from German — famously held by
  2. 2
    A surname from German — famously held by:; Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646–1716), German mathematician, philosopher, and polymath

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gottfried wilhelm leibnitzphilosopher

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"Was it Leibniz or Newton who first formulated the theory of calculus?"

Etymology

From German Leibniz.

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Leibniz’s law

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