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Condorcet

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Con·dor·cet  (kôn-dôr-s), Marquis de. Title of Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas Caritat. 1743-1794.
French mathematician and philosopher known for his work on the mathematical theory of probability and for his philosophical study Sketch for a Historical Picture of the Progress of the Human Mind (1795).
Condorcet (French) [kɔndɔrsɛ]
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(Biographies / Condorcet, Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis de (1743-1794) M, French, PHILOSOPHY: philosopher, POLITICS: politician) Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis de. 1743-94, French philosopher and politician. His works include Sketch for a Historical Picture of the Progress of the Human Mind (1795)
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Noun1.Condorcet - French mathematician and philosopher (1743-1794)
Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas Caritat, Marquis de Condorcet
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