Explore Leibnizian through 6 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like mathematician or philosopher. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Leibnizian in a sentence
Leibnizian meaning
Of or relating to the works of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz.
Synonyms of Leibnizian
Using Leibnizian
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or relating to the works of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz.
- Useful related words include: leibnitzian, mathematician, philosopher.
- In the example corpus, leibnizian often appears in combinations such as: leibnizian optimism, and leibnizian, leibnizian calculus.
Context around Leibnizian
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Leibnizian
- In this selection, "leibnizian" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, rejected, optimism, calculus and traditions stand out and add context to how "leibnizian" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include actively rejected leibnizian optimism after and cartesian and leibnizian traditions prevailed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "leibnizian" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with leibnizian
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Interestingly, this critique of Voltaire's seems to be directed almost exclusively at Leibnizian optimism. (15 words)
Initially, the Cartesian and Leibnizian traditions prevailed on the Continent (leading to the dominance of the Leibnizian calculus notation everywhere except Britain). (22 words)
Primary among these is Leibnizian optimism (sometimes called Panglossianism after its fictional proponent), which Voltaire ridicules with descriptions of seemingly endless calamity. (22 words)
Critical Survey of Short Fiction (2001) It begins with a young man, Candide, who is living a sheltered life in an Edenic paradise and being indoctrinated with Leibnizian optimism (or simply "optimism") by his mentor, Professor Pangloss. (37 words)
Specifically, he observed that both Newtonian and Leibnizian calculus employed infinitesimals sometimes as positive, nonzero quantities and other times as a number explicitly equal to zero. (26 words)
Voltaire actively rejected Leibnizian optimism after the natural disaster, convinced that if this were the best possible world, it should surely be better than it is. (26 words)
Example sentences (6)
Initially, the Cartesian and Leibnizian traditions prevailed on the Continent (leading to the dominance of the Leibnizian calculus notation everywhere except Britain).
Critical Survey of Short Fiction (2001) It begins with a young man, Candide, who is living a sheltered life in an Edenic paradise and being indoctrinated with Leibnizian optimism (or simply "optimism") by his mentor, Professor Pangloss.
Interestingly, this critique of Voltaire's seems to be directed almost exclusively at Leibnizian optimism.
Primary among these is Leibnizian optimism (sometimes called Panglossianism after its fictional proponent), which Voltaire ridicules with descriptions of seemingly endless calamity.
Specifically, he observed that both Newtonian and Leibnizian calculus employed infinitesimals sometimes as positive, nonzero quantities and other times as a number explicitly equal to zero.
Voltaire actively rejected Leibnizian optimism after the natural disaster, convinced that if this were the best possible world, it should surely be better than it is.
Common combinations with leibnizian
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: