Maupertuis

[ moh-per-twee ]

noun
  1. Pierre Louis Mo·reau de [pyerlwee maw-rohduh], /pyɛr lwi mɔˈroʊ də/, 1698–1759, French mathematician, astronomer, and biologist.

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Maupertuis

/ (French mopɛrtɥi) /


noun
  1. Pierre Louis Moreau de (pjɛr lwi mɔro də). 1698–1759, French mathematician, who originated the principle of least action (or Maupertuis principle)

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