Moivre is an English word starting with the letter M. With 10+ example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.
Moivre in a sentence
Using Moivre
- In the example corpus, moivre often appears in combinations such as: de moivre, moivre had, moivre was.
Context around Moivre
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Moivre
- In this selection, "moivre" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, read, laplace and enrolled stand out and add context to how "moivre" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include abraham de moivre 1697 and after de moivre had been. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "moivre" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with moivre
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In essence it was known to Abraham De Moivre (1697). (10 words)
After de Moivre had been accepted, Halley encouraged him to turn his attention to astronomy. (15 words)
But as with De Moivre, Laplace's finding received little attention in his own time. (15 words)
Although mathematics was not part of his course work, de Moivre read several works on mathematics on his own including Elémens des mathématiques by Jean Prestet and a short treatise on games of chance, De Ratiociniis in Ludo Aleae, by Christiaan Huygens. (42 words)
However, as he was required to take extended walks around London to travel between his students, de Moivre had little time for study, so he tore pages from the book and carried them around in his pocket to read between lessons. (41 words)
While the formula was named after de Moivre, he never stated it in his works. citation The expression cos (x) + i sin (x) is sometimes abbreviated to cis (x). (29 words)
Example sentences (11)
After de Moivre had been accepted, Halley encouraged him to turn his attention to astronomy.
Although mathematics was not part of his course work, de Moivre read several works on mathematics on his own including Elémens des mathématiques by Jean Prestet and a short treatise on games of chance, De Ratiociniis in Ludo Aleae, by Christiaan Huygens.
But as with De Moivre, Laplace's finding received little attention in his own time.
De Moivre also published an article called "Annuities upon Lives" in which he revealed the normal distribution of the mortality rate over a person’s age.
De Moivre was sent to the Prieure de Saint-Martin, a school that the authorities sent Protestant children to for indoctrination into Catholicism.
However, as he was required to take extended walks around London to travel between his students, de Moivre had little time for study, so he tore pages from the book and carried them around in his pocket to read between lessons.
In 1682 the Protestant Academy at Sedan was suppressed, and de Moivre enrolled to study logic at Saumur for two years.
In essence it was known to Abraham De Moivre (1697).
Laplace expanded De Moivre's finding by approximating the binomial distribution with the normal distribution.
Middle years By the time he arrived in London, de Moivre was a competent mathematician with a good knowledge of many of the standard texts.
While the formula was named after de Moivre, he never stated it in his works. citation The expression cos (x) + i sin (x) is sometimes abbreviated to cis (x).
Common combinations with moivre
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- de moivre 10×
- moivre had 2×
- moivre was 2×