Poisson

See also: poisson

English

Etymology

After Siméon Denis Poisson (1781–1840), French mathematician.

Pronunciation

• (native, French) IPA^(key): [pwasɔ̃]
• IPA^(key): /ˈpwɑːsɒn/

Noun

Poisson (plural Poissons)

1. (mathematics) The Poisson distribution.

Related terms

• Poisson cohomology
• Poisson distribution
• Poissonian
• Poisson manifold
• Poisson noise
• Poisson process
• Poisson's ratio

Anagrams

• poisons

French

Etymology

From poisson (“fish”).

Proper noun

Poisson ?

1. a French metonymic surname

Anagrams

• poisons, posions