Lagrange

[ luh-greynj; French la-grahnzh ]

noun

1. Jo·seph Louis [zhaw-, zef, lwee], Comte, 1736–1813, French mathematician and astronomer.

Lagrange

/ ləˈɡreɪndʒɪən; laɡrɑ̃ʒ /

noun

1. LagrangeJoseph Louis17361813MFrenchSCIENCE: mathematicianSCIENCE: astronomer Comte Joseph Louis (ʒozɛf lwi). 1736–1813, French mathematician and astronomer, noted particularly for his work on harmonics, mechanics, and the calculus of variations

Lagrange

/ lə-grānj′,lə-gränj′ /

1. Italian-born French mathematician and astronomer who made important contributions to algebra and calculus. His work on celestial mechanics extended scientific understanding of planetary and lunar motion. In 1772 he discovered the points in space that are now named for him.

Derived Forms

• Lagrangian, adjective

Example Sentences

After reaching LaGrange, a dispatch was sent into camp, for all the men in camp fit for duty, to join the Regiment at that place.

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It was clear that Lagrange had supplied all the resources of my examination.

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It may perhaps be asked why we place Lagrange among the French geometers?

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All these facts are easily explicable, thanks to the properties of the equations of Lagrange which I have just recalled.

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The equations thus obtained are another form of the equations of Lagrange.

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