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LEIBNIZ

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

German philosopher and mathematician who thought of the universe as consisting of independent monads and who devised a system of the calculus independent of Newton (1646-1716)

Synonyms:

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnitz; Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz; Leibnitz; Leibniz

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

mathematician (a person skilled in mathematics)

philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)

Derivation:

Leibnizian (of or relating to Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz or to his mathematics or philosophy)

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