Laplace operator

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noun

maths the operator ∂²/∂ x ² + ∂²/∂ y ² + ∂²/∂ z ²,Symbol: ∇² Also called: Laplacian (ləˈpleɪʃɪən)

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How to use Laplace operator in a sentence

Just because two pieces of malware share a common ancestry, it obviously does not mean they share a common operator.
No, North Korea Didn’t Hack Sony|Marc Rogers|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Wright approved one of the wells after the operator agreed to bring it into compliance, according to the letter.
Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired.|David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Teague replied: “I have to allow an operator or plugger a way to appeal when he believes our requirements are unreasonable.”
Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired.|David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 1881, along came Bailey, operator of another circus, and two circuses joined to give rise to the first three-ring spectacle.
We’re All Carnies Now: Why We Can’t Quit the Circus|Anthony Paletta|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He had a steady job as a machine operator, and owned his own home.
The Myth of the Central Park Five|Edward Conlon|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was round, with a small, rectangular projection for the operator's controls and calculator.
Fee of the Frontier|Horace Brown Fyfe
Let us suppose that any one denying the theory of Laplace or the theory of Copernicus would be reviled as an "Infidel."
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
Taken in connection with what we know of the nebulæ, the proof of Laplace's nebular hypothesis may fairly be regarded as complete.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
Again it was empty except for the operator, a tow-headed kid with a Racing Form tucked in a side pocket.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
The operator who was speculating in a small way himself smiled when he read the telegram.
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine|John Fox, Jr.