Poisson

See also: poisson

English

Etymology

After Siméon Denis Poisson (1781–1840), French mathematician.

Pronunciation

(native, French) IPA^(key): [pwasɔ̃]
IPA^(key): /ˈpwɑːsɒn/

Noun

Poisson (plural Poissons)

(mathematics) The Poisson distribution.

See also

Siméon Denis Poisson (1781–1840), French mathematician.

Anagrams

poisons

French

Etymology

From poisson (“fish”).

Proper noun

Poisson ?

a French metonymic surname

Anagrams

poisons, posions

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