Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laplacian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables: lapla-cian
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of Laplacean.

noun

The Laplace operator.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Laplacian.

Etymology

From Laplace + -ian, after Pierre-Simon Laplace.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Laplace

Inflected Forms

Laplacians (plural)

Derived Forms

antilaplacian bilaplacian

Questions

What does laplacian mean?: Alternative form of Laplacean.
Where does laplacian come from?: From Laplace + -ian, after Pierre-Simon Laplace.

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