What does "leibniz" mean?

A surname from German — famously held by

Leibniz

Common synonyms include: calculus oriented, g. w. leibniz, gottfried wilhelm leibniz, leibniz the philosopher, leibnizian, notational.

/ˈlaɪbnɪts/ name

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

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

From German Leibniz.