Poisson
See also: poisson
English
Etymology
After Siméon Denis Poisson (1781–1840), French mathematician.
Pronunciation
- (native, France) IPA(key): [pwasɔ̃]
- IPA(key): /ˈpwɑːsɒn/
Noun
Poisson (plural Poissons)
- (mathematics) The Poisson distribution.
Related terms
- Poisson cohomology
- Poisson distribution
- Poisson effect
- Poissonian
- Poisson manifold
- Poisson noise
- Poisson process
- Poisson's ratio
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From poisson (“fish”).
Proper noun
Poisson ?