Bernoulli

or Ber·nouil·li

[ ber-noo-lee; German ber-noo-lee; French ber-noo-yee ]

noun

1. Dan·iel [dan, -y, uh, l, dah, -nee-el, d, a, -, nyel], 1700–82, Swiss physicist and mathematician born in the Netherlands (son of Johann Bernoulli).
2. Ja·kob [yah, -kawp] or Jacques [zhahk], 1654–1705, Swiss mathematician and physicist.
3. Jo·hann [yoh, -hahn] or Jean [zhah, n], 1667–1748, Swiss mathematician (brother of Jakob Bernoulli).

Bernoulli

/ bɛrˈnʊli; bɛrnuji /

noun

1. BernoulliDaniel17001782MSwissSCIENCE: mathematicianSCIENCE: physicist Daniel (danjɛl), son of Jean Bernoulli. 1700–82, Swiss mathematician and physicist, who developed an early form of the kinetic theory of gases and stated the principle of conservation of energy in fluid dynamics
2. BernoulliJacquesorJakob16541705MSwissSCIENCE: mathematician Jacques (ʒɑk) or Jakob (ˈjaːkɔp). 1654–1705, Swiss mathematician, noted for his work on calculus and the theory of probability
3. BernoulliJeanorJohann16671748MSwissSCIENCE: mathematician his brother, Jean (ʒɑ̃) or Johann (joˈhan). 1667–1748, Swiss mathematician who developed the calculus of variations

Bernoulli

/ bər-no̅o̅′lē /

1. Family of Swiss mathematicians. Jacques (or Jakob ) (1654–1705) was a major developer of calculus and made an important contribution to probability theory. His brother Jean (or Johann ) (1667–1748) also developed calculus and contributed to the study of complex numbers and trigonometry. Jean's son Daniel (1700–1782) pioneered the modern field of hydrodynamics and anticipated the kinetic theory of gases, indicating that gas pressure would increase with increasing energy. He was also one of the first scientists to understand the concept of conservation of energy.

Other Words From

• Ber·noulli·an adjective

Example Sentences

"Knowledge of Bernoulli's law, the ideal gas law, and isothermal expansion are the three ingredients we baked into a model to explore how this device worked," Lipscombe said.

From Science Daily

For instance, 18th-century Swiss mathematician Daniel Bernoulli is credited with developing the first mathematical epidemiology model, which focused on analyzing the effects of smallpox inoculation on life expectancy.

From Scientific American

Published in 1843, Lovelace added her own notes including Section G, which outlined an algorithm to calculate Bernoulli numbers.

From Scientific American

L’Hôpital was so enthralled by the new mathematics that he persuaded Bernoulli to send him all Bernoulli’s new mathematical discoveries for the marquis to use as he desired, in return for cash.

From Literature

Swiss mathematician Daniel Bernoulli had a go of it in 1738, well before planes were even a reality.

From Salon