laplacien
French, adjective\la.pla.sjɛ̃\
laplacien is spelled L-A-P-L-A-C-I-E-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 43 million words in written French, the 207,469th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Laplacien is a French adjective meaning “Laplacian” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif à Pierre-Simon de Laplace”.
What does laplacien mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Laplacian
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif à Pierre-Simon de Laplace.
noun: 1. Abréviation de opérateur laplacien.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of laplacien
- laplacienne feminine
- laplaciens masculine plural
- laplaciennes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce laplacien?
- \la.pla.sjɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is laplacien in French?
laplacien appears about once in every 43 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).