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LEIBNIZ
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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
Classified under:
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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