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poisson

/ˈpwɑ.sɒn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables
pois-son
IPA
/ˈpwɑ.sɒn/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname in French

noun

The Poisson distribution.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French Poisson. The noun sense is named after French mathematician Siméon Denis Poisson (1781–1840).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpwɑ.sɒn/
  • British English: /ˈpwɑː.sɒn/

Inflected Forms

Poissons (plural)

Phrases

Poisson cohomology Poisson distribution Poisson effect Poisson manifold Poisson noise Poisson process Poisson's ratio

Frequently Paired Words

Poisson cohomology Poisson distribution Poisson effect Poissonian Poisson manifold Poisson noise Poisson process Poisson's ratio

Questions

How do you pronounce poisson?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpwɑ.sɒn/.
What does poisson mean?
A surname in French
Where does poisson come from?
Unadapted borrowing from French Poisson. The noun sense is named after French mathematician Siméon Denis Poisson (1781–1840).

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