name
Meaning 1
A surname in French
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
Poisson
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpwɑː.sɒn/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpwɑː.sɒ̃/
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General-American: /ˈpwɑ.sɒn/
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CMU ARPABET: P OY1 Z S AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The Poisson distribution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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History
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French Poisson. The noun sense is named after French mathematician Siméon Denis Poisson (1781–1840).
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