A town in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, United States

plural of Laplace

(countable) A surname from French, famously held by:

(mathematics, physics, potential theory) The partial differential equation (∂²𝜑)/(∂x_1²)+(∂²𝜑)/(∂x_2²)+⋯+(∂²𝜑)/(∂x_n²)=0, commonly written 𝛥𝜑=0 or ∇²𝜑=0, where 𝛥(=∇²) is the Laplace operator and 𝜑 is a scalar function.

plural of Laplace plane

plural of Laplace expansion

(mathematics) An expression for the determinant |B| of an n × n matrix B that is a weighted sum of the determinants of n submatrices (or minors) of B, each of size (n − 1) × (n − 1).

(mathematics, astronomy) The mean plane occupied by the orbit of a satellite during a precession cycle; the plane normal to the orbital precession pole of the satellite.

(mathematics) an integral transform of positive real function f(t) to a complex function F(s); given by:

(statistics) A probability distribution consisting of two exponential distributions, one positive and one negative.