Leibniz

American

[lahyb-nits, lahyp-nits] / ˈlaɪb nɪts, ˈlaɪp nɪts /

Or Leibnitz

noun

Gottfried Wilhelm von 1646–1716, German philosopher, writer, and mathematician.

Leibniz Scientific

/ līb′nĭts /

German philosopher and mathematician who invented the mathematical processes of differentiation and integration, which greatly expanded the field of calculus. Leibniz also established the foundations of probability theory and conceived the idea for a practical calculating machine.

Other Word Forms

Leibnitzian adjective
Leibnitzianism noun
Leibnizian adjective
Leibnizianism noun
post-Leibnitzian adjective
post-Leibnizian adjective

Example Sentences

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The study used a 20-qubit IQM quantum computer connected to powerful classical computing resources at the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre in Germany.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

Meanwhile, the RWI Leibniz Institute for Economic Research also Thursday downgraded its growth expectations to 0.9% in 2026 and 1.2% in 2027, from 1.0% and 1.4%, respectively.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

"Our partners at the Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research in Dresden have developed quantum dots that differ only minimally," he adds.

From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2025

“Maybe we’ve oversolved the problem,” says Marcel Pawlowski, an astronomer at the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam and a co-author of one of the studies.

From Science Magazine • May 22, 2024

“I love Leibniz Zoo crackers, Mutti,” he says.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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