"Laplacian" meaning in English

See Laplacian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Laplace + -ian, after Pierre-Simon Laplace. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Laplace|ian}} Laplace + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Laplacian (not comparable)
  1. Alternative form of Laplacean Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: Laplacean Translations (of, or relating to Laplace): laplaceovský (Czech), laplaciano [masculine] (Italian), laplaciano (Portuguese), laplaciano (Spanish), Laplace- (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Laplacian-en-adj-3BaMBEaz Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ian, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 72 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 77 23

Noun

Forms: Laplacians [plural]
Etymology: From Laplace + -ian, after Pierre-Simon Laplace. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Laplace|ian}} Laplace + -ian Head templates: {{en-noun}} Laplacian (plural Laplacians)
  1. (mathematics) The Laplace operator. Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-Laplacian-en-noun-d07mR~j1 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Topics: mathematics, sciences

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