BLAISE PASCAL

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

French mathematician and philosopher and Jansenist; invented an adding machine; contributed (with Fermat) to the theory of probability (1623-1662)

Synonyms:

Blaise Pascal; Pascal

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

mathematician (a person skilled in mathematics)

philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)

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