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

plural of pascal

(countable) A male given name from Latin used in medieval England; today occasionally borrowed from French. / (countable) A surname transferred from the given name.

A method of preserving and sterilizing food through the use of high pressure.

plural of Pascal

Preserved by means of pascalization.

(religion) An argument for theism (and specifically Christianity, according to the writer) maintaining that belief in the divine ensures happiness in this life and offers the possibility of eternal happiness (should God or divine beings exist), whereas atheism, even if it brings happiness in this life, offers no hope of eternal happiness and carries the risk of eternal damnation.

(mathematics) A geometric representation of the binomial coefficients in a triangle, each entry being the sum of the two entries above.

(physics) The law that states that a confined fluid transmits externally applied pressure uniformly in all directions; the basis of hydraulics.

Pascal's wager