Leibniz

or Leib·nitz

[ lahyb-nits; German lahyp-nits ]

noun

1. Gott·fried Wil·helm von [gawt, -f, r, eet , vil, -helm f, uh, n], 1646–1716, German philosopher, writer, and mathematician.

Leibniz

/ līb′nĭts /

1. German philosopher and mathematician who invented the mathematical processes of differentiation and integration, which greatly expanded the field of calculus. Leibniz also established the foundations of probability theory and conceived the idea for a practical calculating machine.

Other Words From

• Leib·niz·i·an Leib·nitz·i·an [lahyb-, nit, -see-, uh, n], adjective noun
• Leib·nizi·an·ism Leib·nitzi·an·ism noun
• post-Leib·nitzi·an adjective
• post-Leib·nizi·an adjective

Example Sentences

The archaeological data are “so important because of the lack of written sources from the Baltic region,” says Roman Shiroukhov, an archaeologist at the Leibniz Center for Archaeology who was not part of the work.

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A research team from the Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich has now carried out a study on a human gastric cell line.

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"And several research teams are already trying to do this, for example at the University of Kassel and the Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research in Dresden."

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"We were particularly interested in the molecular background of the unique lychee note," continues the PhD student from the Leibniz Institute.

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"So far, however, only a few substances are known that could be used as coffee markers," says principal investigator Roman Lang from the Leibniz Institute.

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