leibniz

Thân thiện

A student reads about Leibniz in a history book.

Definition

Proper noun 1. A historical figure: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz was a German philosopher, mathematician, and polymath. He is a significant figure in the history of philosophy and the development of calculus. 2. An intellectual legacy: The name "Leibniz" is used to refer to his body of work, ideas, or philosophical system.

Usage Examples

• Proper noun:
  • Leibniz was a contemporary of Isaac Newton.
  • The philosophical ideas of Leibniz are explored in his work Monadology.
  • Many scholars study the correspondence of Leibniz.

Advanced Usage

• In academic contexts: The name is often used attributively to describe concepts, principles, or disputes associated with him.
  • The Leibnizian concept of pre-established harmony.
  • The Leibniz-Newton calculus controversy.

Variants and Related Words

• Leibnizian (adjective): Pertaining to or characteristic of Leibniz or his philosophy.
  • Leibnizian metaphysics is complex.
• Leibniz's Law (noun phrase): A principle in philosophy stating that if two things are identical, then they must share all the same properties.

Synonyms

• Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (full name).
• The German polymath (descriptive synonym).

Related Phrases

• Leibniz's notation (noun phrase): The system of notation for calculus, using and , independently invented by Leibniz.
• Leibniz's theorem (noun phrase): A theorem concerning the alternating series test in mathematics.

Học thuật

Noun

1. German philosopher and mathematician who thought of the universe as consisting of independent monads and who devised a system of the calculus independent of Newton (1646-1716)

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Leibniz
• Leibnitz
• Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
• Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnitz