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laplace's demon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables
laplace's de-mon
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A creature in a thought experiment that knows the precise location and momentum of every atom in the universe, and therefore (according to determinism) can compute their past and future values using the laws of classical mechanics.

Etymology

First described in 1814 by Pierre-Simon Laplace.

Questions

What does laplace's demon mean?
A creature in a thought experiment that knows the precise location and momentum of every atom in the universe, and therefore (according to determinism) can compute their past and future values using the laws of classical mechanics.
Where does laplace's demon come from?
First described in 1814 by Pierre-Simon Laplace.

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