Laplace

American  

[la-plas] / laˈplas /

noun

1. Pierre Simon Marquis de, 1749–1827, French astronomer and mathematician.

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Laplace British  

/ laplas /

noun

1. Pierre Simon (pjɛr simɔ̃), Marquis de Laplace. 1749–1827, French mathematician, physicist, and astronomer. He formulated the nebular hypothesis (1796). He also developed the theory of probability

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Laplace Scientific  

/ lə-pläs′,lä- /

1. French mathematician and astronomer noted for his theory of a nebular origin of the solar system and his investigations into gravity and the stability of planetary motion. He also made important contributions to the theory of probability.

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Example Sentences

So much for the work of Pierre-Simon Laplace, the French mathematician, philosopher and king of determinism.

From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2024

After the visit, Regan sent a letter to Denka urging executives to take steps to reduce the threat to those living in the surrounding towns of Laplace and Reserve.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2023

That put it behind only an F-4 that struck Laplace in 1983, meteorologist Christopher Bannan said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 24, 2022

Beginning around 1860, Kelvin and other physicists started estimating the ages of the Earth and Sun using the nebular hypothesis proposed around 1750 by Immanuel Kant and Pierre Laplace.

From Scientific American • Sep. 5, 2021

The success of scientific theories, particularly Newton’s theory of gravity, led the French scientist the Marquis de Laplace at the beginning of the nineteenth century to argue that the universe was completely deterministic.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking