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Poisson.

A surname in French

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈpwɑː.sɒn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpwɑː.sɒ̃/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpwɑ.sɒn/General-American
  1. A surname in French

Where this word comes from

Unadapted borrowing from French Poisson. The noun sense is named after French mathematician Siméon Denis Poisson (1781–1840).

noun/ˈpwɑː.sɒn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpwɑː.sɒ̃/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpwɑ.sɒn/General-American
  1. The Poisson distribution.

Where this word comes from

Unadapted borrowing from French Poisson. The noun sense is named after French mathematician Siméon Denis Poisson (1781–1840).

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