laplace

Questions about laplace

What does laplace mean?

laplace means "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)".

How many syllables are in laplace?

laplace has 2 syllables and divides as la-place under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for laplace?

Close synonyms include Marquis de Laplace, Pierre Simon de Laplace. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is laplace a common word?

laplace is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.