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Pascal's triangle

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A geometric representation of the binomial coefficients in a triangle, each entry being the sum of the two entries above.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

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History

Etymology

From Blaise Pascal French mathematician.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 賈憲三角形 /贾宪三角形 (Jiǎxiàn sānjiǎoxíng) — Pascal's triangle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 楊輝三角形 /杨辉三角形 (Yánghuī sānjiǎoxíng) — Pascal's triangle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 帕斯卡三角形 (Pàsīkǎ sānjiǎoxíng) — Pascal's triangle
  • Czech: Pascalův trojúhelník — Pascal's triangle
  • Finnish: Pascalin kolmio — Pascal's triangle
  • French: triangle de Pascal — Pascal's triangle
  • German: Pascalsches Dreieck — Pascal's triangle
  • Italian: triangolo di Tartaglia — Pascal's triangle
  • Italian: triangolo di Pascal — Pascal's triangle
  • Persian: مثلث خیام (mosallas-e xayyâm) — Pascal's triangle
  • Persian: مثلث خیام-پاسکال (mosallas-e xayyâm-pâskâl) — Pascal's triangle
  • Russian: треуго́льник Паска́ля (treugólʹnik Paskálja) — Pascal's triangle
  • Serbo-Croatian: Pascalov trokut — Pascal's triangle
  • Swedish: Pascals triangel — Pascal's triangle