PASCAL

Pascal

(noun) a programing language designed to teach programming through a top-down modular approach

Pascal, Blaise Pascal

(noun) French mathematician and philosopher and Jansenist; invented an adding machine; contributed (with Fermat) to the theory of probability (1623-1662)

pascal, Pa

(noun) a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pascal (plural pascals)

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of pressure and stress; one newton per square metre. Symbol: Pa.

Anagrams

• calpas

Etymology

Proper noun

Pascal

A male given name from Latin used in medieval England; today occasionally borrowed from French.

The French mathematician and physicist Blaise Pascal.

The Pascal programming language.

Anagrams

• calpas

Source: Wiktionary



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