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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. French mathematician and astronomer who formulated the nebular hypothesis concerning the origins of the solar system and who developed the theory of probability (1749-1827);
[syn: Laplace, Marquis de Laplace, Pierre Simon de Laplace]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Pierre Simon de Laplace
    n 1: French mathematician and astronomer who formulated the
         nebular hypothesis concerning the origins of the solar
         system and who developed the theory of probability
         (1749-1827) [syn: Laplace, Marquis de Laplace, Pierre
         Simon de Laplace]