marquis de laplace

1. 1.

   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)

   SynonymsLaplacePierre Simon de Laplace

   Broadermathematicianastronomer

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What does marquis de laplace mean?

marquis de 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)".

What is another word for marquis de laplace?

Close synonyms include 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 marquis de laplace a common word?

marquis de 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.