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FOURIER
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• FOURIER (noun)
The noun FOURIER has 2 senses:
1. French mathematician who developed Fourier analysis and studied the conduction of heat (1768-1830)
2. French sociologist and reformer who hoped to achieve universal harmony by reorganizing society (1772-1837)
Familiarity information: FOURIER used as a noun is rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
French mathematician who developed Fourier analysis and studied the conduction of heat (1768-1830)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Baron Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier; Fourier; Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier
Instance hypernyms:
mathematician (a person skilled in mathematics)
physicist (a scientist trained in physics)
Sense 2
Meaning:
French sociologist and reformer who hoped to achieve universal harmony by reorganizing society (1772-1837)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Charles Fourier; Fourier; Francois Marie Charles Fourier
Instance hypernyms:
sociologist (a social scientist who studies the institutions and development of human society)
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