Legendre

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ləʒɑ̃drə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lə zhän′dər, -zhänd′; Fr. lə zhän′drə)


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Le•gen•dre  (lə zhän′dər, -zhänd′; Fr. lə zhän′drə),USA pronunciation n. 
    A•dri•en Ma•rie  (a drē an′ ma rē′),USA pronunciation 1752–1833, French mathematician.
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Legendre / ləʒɑ̃drə/
  1. 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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