Laplace
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Laplace¹
- /ləˈplɑs/ US
Rhymes with (US) -ɑs
proper noun Laplaces · laPlace · LaPlace · la Place · La Place · Place
- A surname from French, famously held by
- Pierre-Simon Laplace, French mathematician 1749-1827, used attributively in the names of various mathematical concepts named after him (see "Derived terms" below)
LaPlace²
Where it comes from
From French La Place, from la (“the”)+place (“place”).
proper noun
- A town in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, United States.
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title = {Laplace},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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