Laplace

[ la-plas ]
/ laˈplas /

noun

Pierre Si·mon [pyer see-mawn] /pyɛr siˈmɔ̃/Marquis de,1749–1827, French astronomer and mathematician.

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Laplace
/ (French laplas) /

noun

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

Scientific definitions for laplace

Laplace
[ lə-pläs′, lä- ]
Marquis Pierre Simon de 1749-1827

See more at nebular hypothesis.

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.