Pascal

Definitions of Pascal
  1. noun
    a programing language designed to teach programming through a top-down modular approach
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    type of:
    lenguaje de programación
    (computer science) a language designed for programming computers
  2. 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:
    matemático
    a person skilled in mathematics
    filósofo
    a specialist in philosophy
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