Le·gen·dre (l -zhän dr, -zhä -), Adrien Marie 1752-1833. French mathematician who is best remembered for his work on number theory and elliptic integrals. |
Legendre (French) [ləʒɑ̃drə]
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(Biographies / Legendre, Adrien Marie (1752-1833) M, French, SCIENCE: mathematician) Adrien Marie (adriɛ̃ mari). 1752-1833, French mathematician, noted for his work on the theory of numbers, the theory of elliptical functions, and the method of least squares
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