Leibniz

American  

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

Or Leibnitz

noun

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

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Leibniz Scientific  

/ līb′nĭts /

1. 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.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

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

Example Sentences

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

"We observe an epigenetic pattern that becomes increasingly apparent with age," says Prof. Neri, formerly a group leader at the Leibniz Institute on Aging -- Fritz Lipmann Institute in Jena.

From Science Daily • Jan. 10, 2026

“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

"And several research teams are already trying to do this, for example at the University of Kassel and the Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research in Dresden."

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2024

The inventors of calculus, Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, created the most powerful mathematical method ever by dividing by zero and adding an infinite number of zeros together.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife