Pascal

/pəˈskæl/
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Other forms: Pascals

Definitions of Pascal
  1. noun
    French mathematician and philosopher and Jansenist; invented an adding machine; contributed (with Fermat) to the theory of probability (1623-1662)
    synonyms: Blaise Pascal
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    example of:
    mathematician
    a person skilled in mathematics
    philosopher
    a specialist in philosophy
  2. noun
    a programing language designed to teach programming through a top-down modular approach
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    type of:
    programing language, programming language
    (computer science) a language designed for programming computers
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