pascal

¹

[ pa-skal, pah-skahl ]

noun

, Physics.

1. the standard unit of pressure or stress in the International System of Units (SI), equal to one newton per square meter. : Pa

Pascal

²

[ pa-skal, pah-skahl; French pas-kal ]

noun

1. Blaise [bleyz, blez], 1623–62, French philosopher and mathematician.

PASCAL

³

[ pa-skal ]

noun

, Computers.

1. a high-level programming language, a descendant of ALGOL, designed to facilitate structured programming.

pascal

¹

/ ˈpæskəl /

noun

1. the derived SI unit of pressure; the pressure exerted on an area of 1 square metre by a force of 1 newton; equivalent to 10 dynes per square centimetre or 1.45 × 10 ^–4pound per square inch Pa

Pascal

²

/ ˈpæsˌkæl; -kəl /

noun

1. a high-level computer programming language developed as a teaching language: used for general-purpose programming

Pascal

³

/ paskal /

noun

1. PascalBlaise16231662MFrenchPHILOSOPHY: philosopherSCIENCE: mathematicianSCIENCE: physicist Blaise (blɛz). 1623–62, French philosopher, mathematician, and physicist. As a scientist, he made important contributions to hydraulics and the study of atmospheric pressure and, with Fermat, developed the theory of probability. His chief philosophical works are Lettres provinciales (1656–57), written in defence of Jansenism and against the Jesuits, and Pensées (1670), fragments of a Christian apologia

Pascal

¹

1. French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher who, with Pierre de Fermat, developed the mathematical theory of probability. He also contributed to the development of differential calculus, and he invented the mechanical calculator and the syringe. The pascal unit of pressure is named after him.

pascal

²

/ pă-skăl′,pä-skäl′ /

1. The SI derived unit used to measure pressure. One pascal is equal to one newton per square meter.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pascal¹

First recorded in 1955–60; after Pascal

Word History and Origins

Origin of pascal¹

C20: named after Blaise Pascal

Example Sentences

It seems Sony Pictures Entertainment co-chairman Amy Pascal is a big fan of the idea, too.

From The Daily Beast

Leaked emails show Sony Pictures Entertainment co-chairman Amy Pascal confessing that the dashing Elba should be 007.

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The fear that Pascal might weather the storm has Du Vernay, Oprah Winfrey, and other Hollywood elites pulling their punches.

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Then Pascal responds (in all caps) with, “BUT WE DIDNT WIN A D [sic] YOU KNOW HIM.”

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“i wanted to talk to him about sinister and jobs,” wrote Pascal.

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Pascal himself tells us "that the mind can be strong and narrow, and just as extended as it is weak."

From Project Gutenberg

The "Thoughts" of Pascal are all the more read because the religious life of Pascal is known to have been lofty.

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Blaise Pascal experimented here in the density of air; hence the presence of his statue below.

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No one abuses Pascal or Augustine, and yet the theological views of all these are substantially the same.

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Pascal incurred no hostilities for his scientific investigations, nor Newton, nor Laplace.

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