Pas·cal (p -skl , pä-skäl), Blaise 1623-1662. French mathematician, philosopher and inventor. His early work included the invention of the adding machine and syringe, and the co-development with Fermat of the mathematical theory of probability. Later he became a Jansenist and wrote on philosophy and theology, notably as collected in the posthumous Pensées (1670). |
| pas·cal (p-skl, pä-skäl) n. 1. Abbr. Pa A unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter. 2. Pascal A high-level programming language designed to support structured programming and used in teaching, applications, and systems programming. [After Blaise Pascal.] |
pascal [ˈpæskəl]
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(Mathematics & Measurements / Units) the derived SI unit of pressure; the pressure exerted on an area of 1 square metre by a force of 1 newton; equivalent to 10 dynes per square centimetre or 1.45 ✕ 10-4 pound per square inch. Symbol Pa
[named after Blaise Pascal (1623-62), French philosopher, mathematician, and physicist]
Pascal [ˈpæsˌkæl -kəl]
n
(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) a high-level computer programming language developed as a teaching language: used for general-purpose programming
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(Biographies / Pascal, Blaise (1623-1662) M, French, PHILOSOPHY: philosopher, SCIENCE: mathematician, SCIENCE: physicist) Blaise (blɛz). 1623-62, French philosopher, mathematician, and physicist. As a scientist, he made important contributions to hydraulics and the study of atmospheric pressure and, with Fermat, developed the theory of probability. His chief philosophical works are Lettres provinciales (1656-57), written in defence of Jansenism and against the Jesuits, and Pensées (1670), fragments of a Christian apologia
| pascal (p-skl, pä-skäl) The SI derived unit used to measure pressure. One pascal is equal to one newton per square meter. |
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| Noun | 1. | pascal - a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter pressure unit - a unit measuring force per unit area |
| 2. |  Pascal - French mathematician and philosopher and Jansenist; invented an adding machine; contributed (with Fermat) to the theory of probability (1623-1662) | |
| 3. | Pascal - a programing language designed to teach programming through a top-down modular approach programing language, programming language - (computer science) a language designed for programming computers |
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n (Comput) → PASCAL nt
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