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Poncelet

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[pawnsuh-le] / pɔ̃səˈlɛ /

noun

  1. Jean Victor 1788–1867, French mathematician.


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"Our message is pretty simple: we've been protesting since 2024 in France, in Belgium and elsewhere," said Florian Poncelet of the Belgian farm union FJA.

From Barron's Dec. 18, 2025

Students will learn to build heart rate monitors and radios, said Africatown IT Director Evan Poncelet.

From Seattle Times Sep. 16, 2022

As Prejean tries to comfort Poncelet, she grows to empathize with both the killer and his victim’s families.

From Fox News Apr. 13, 2020

“When you have such limited resources, you can do harm rather than solve problems if you only work on one disease, because it distorts the system,” said Poncelet.

From Washington Post Jun. 20, 2016

Scientists realize now that these theories are dual to each other just as Poncelet realized that lines and points were dual to each other.

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

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