"Poisson" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: [pwasɔ̃] (note: native, France), /ˈpwɑːsɒn/ Forms: Poissons [plural]
Etymology: After Siméon Denis Poisson (1781–1840), French mathematician. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Poisson (plural Poissons)
  1. (mathematics) The Poisson distribution. Wikipedia link: Poisson distribution, Siméon Denis Poisson Categories (topical): Individuals, Mathematics Related terms: Poisson cohomology, Poisson distribution, Poissonian, Poisson manifold, Poisson noise, Poisson process, Poisson's ratio
    Sense id: en-Poisson-en-noun-Ns1AGsLK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Topics: mathematics, sciences

Proper name [French]

Etymology: From poisson (“fish”). Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|}} Poisson ?
  1. a French metonymic surname

Inflected forms

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