pascal
Meanings
Plural: pascals
Noun
- a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter
- French mathematician and philosopher and Jansenist; invented an adding machine; contributed (with Fermat) to the theory of probability (1623-1662)
- a programing language designed to teach programming through a top-down modular approach
- In the International System of Units, the derived unit of pressure and stress; one newton per square metre. Symbol: Pa.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from French pascal, named after French scientist and philosopher Blaise Pascal. Doublet of Paschal.
Synonyms
Blaise Pascal, Pa
Scrabble Score: 10
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