Legendre

American  

[luh-zhahn-der, -zhahnd, luh-zhahn-dr^uh] / ləˈʒɑn dər, -ˈʒɑnd, ləˈʒɑ̃ drə /

noun

1. Adrien Marie 1752–1833, French mathematician.

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Legendre British  

/ ləʒɑ̃drə /

noun

1. Adrien Marie (adriɛ̃ mari). 1752–1833, French mathematician, noted for his work on the theory of numbers, the theory of elliptical functions, and the method of least squares

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Example Sentences

There's a consensus that Paul Varry's death was a tragedy, but Ms Legendre doesn't think it had anything to do with him being a cyclist.

From BBC

According to Lucas Legendre, a Jackson School research associate who led the hummingbird research, the findings suggest that the common ancestor of all three birds also had a similar vocal fold structure -- and that it may have helped lay the groundwork for the evolution in vocal learning in hummingbirds.

From Science Daily

As part of the research, Legendre created a 3D digital model of the swift vocal track that takes viewers down the windpipe to the syrinx and to the vocal folds that rest near the top of each branch of the syrinx.

From Science Daily

"Concerning the West Bank, I'd like to express the strongest condemnation by France of the violence carried out by the settlers against the Palestinians," foreign ministry spokesperson Anne-Claire Legendre told a press conference.

From Reuters

France's Legendre also said that about half the 100 tonnes of aid France had sent to Gaza had entered the enclave.

From Reuters