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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Laplace, Marquis de Laplace, Pierre Simon de Laplacenoun

    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)

Wiktionary

  1. Laplacenoun

    Pierre-Simon Laplace, French mathematician 1749-1827, used attributively in the names of various mathematical concepts named after him (see "Derived terms" below)

Wikipedia

  1. Laplace

    Pierre-Simon, marquis de Laplace (; French: [pjɛʁ simɔ̃ laplas]; 23 March 1749 – 5 March 1827) was a French scholar and polymath whose work was important to the development of engineering, mathematics, statistics, physics, astronomy, and philosophy. He summarized and extended the work of his predecessors in his five-volume Mécanique céleste (Celestial Mechanics) (1799–1825). This work translated the geometric study of classical mechanics to one based on calculus, opening up a broader range of problems. In statistics, the Bayesian interpretation of probability was developed mainly by Laplace.Laplace formulated Laplace's equation, and pioneered the Laplace transform which appears in many branches of mathematical physics, a field that he took a leading role in forming. The Laplacian differential operator, widely used in mathematics, is also named after him. He restated and developed the nebular hypothesis of the origin of the Solar System and was one of the first scientists to suggest an idea similar to that of a black hole. Laplace is regarded as one of the greatest scientists of all time. Sometimes referred to as the French Newton or Newton of France, he has been described as possessing a phenomenal natural mathematical faculty superior to that of almost all of his contemporaries. He was Napoleon's examiner when Napoleon attended the École Militaire in Paris in 1784. Laplace became a count of the Empire in 1806 and was named a marquis in 1817, after the Bourbon Restoration.

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  1. laplace

    Laplace is usually associated with Pierre-Simon Laplace, a French mathematician and astronomer, and refers to several concepts in mathematics and physics. These include: 1. Laplace's Equation: A second-order partial differential equation named after Pierre-Simon Laplace. 2. Laplace Transform: A widely used integral transform in mathematics with many applications in physics and engineering. It is used to transform a function of a real variable t to a function of a complex variable s. 3. Laplace Operator: Also known as the Laplacian, it is a differential operator equal to the divergence of the gradient of a scalar function. 4. Laplace's Demon: A thought experiment in philosophy considering if a demon that knows the precise location and momentum of every atom in the universe at any given time could predict the future and past perfectly. 5. The Laplace Distribution: A probability distribution named after Pierre-Simon Laplace. These definitions all pertain to foundational elements of the fields of probability, statistics, mathematics, physics, and philosophy.

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  1. Laplace

    LaPlace is a census-designated place in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, United States, along the east bank of the Mississippi River in the New Orleans metropolitan area. The population is 32,134 at the 2010 census. LaPlace is the southern terminus of Interstate 55, where it joins with Interstate 10, and of US 51, where it terminates at the junction with US 61. LaPlace is located 25 miles west of New Orleans. The nickname is "Andouille Capital of the World".

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Laplace

    a celebrated French mathematician, born at Beaumont-en-Auge, Normandy; the son of a farmer; after teaching in his native place went to Paris (1767), where he became professor in the Royal Military School; becoming member of the Académie des Sciences in 1785, he attained a position among mathematicians and astronomers almost equal to Newton's; his "Three Laws" demonstrated the stability of the solar system; he published many treatises on lunar and planetary problems, electricity, magnetism, and a Nebula-hypothesis; his "Mécanique Céleste" is unrivalled in that class of work; surviving the Revolution he became implicated in politics without success or credit; he received his marquisate from Louis XVIII. in 1817, when he became President of the French Academy; "Lagrange (q. v.) has proved that on Newton's theory of gravitation the planetary system would endure for ever; Laplace, still more cunningly, even guessed that it could not have been made on any other scheme" (1749-1827).

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  1. LAPLACE

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Laplace is ranked #40909 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Laplace surname appeared 533 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Laplace.

    80.8% or 431 total occurrences were White.
    11% or 59 total occurrences were Black.
    5% or 27 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2.2% or 12 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of laplace in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of laplace in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of laplace in a Sentence

  1. Clifford Truesdell:

    How did Biot arrive at the partial differential equation? [the heat conduction equation] . . . Perhaps Laplace gave Biot the equation and left him to sink or swim for a few years in trying to derive it. That would have been merely an instance of the way great mathematicians since the very beginnings of mathematical research have effortlessly maintained their superiority over ordinary mortals.

  2. The Egyptian investigation committee:

    Search equipment aboard French naval vessel Laplace ... has detected signals from the seabed of the search area, which likely belong to one of the data boxes.

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