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Poisson

UK/ˈpwɑː.sɒn/US/ˈpwɑ.sɒn/

Poisson proper noun: a surname in French.

Proper noun

Poisson

  1. A surname in French

Noun

Poisson (plural Poissons)

  1. The Poisson distribution.

Poisson meaning in Tamil

Poisson in Tamil

பாசான்

Forms of Poisson

pluralPoissons

Origin of Poisson

Unadapted borrowing from French Poisson. The noun sense is named after French mathematician Siméon Denis Poisson (1781–1840).

Phrases with Poisson

Questions about Poisson

What does Poisson mean?
Poisson means a surname in French.
What is Poisson in Tamil?
Poisson in Tamil is பாசான். See Poisson meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Poisson?
Poisson can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Poisson?
Poisson is pronounced /ˈpwɑː.sɒn/ (UK).

Words near Poisson in the dictionary

  1. poisony
  2. Poissant
  3. Poissants
  4. poissarde
  5. poissardes
  6. Poisson
  7. Poisson distribution
  8. Poisson distributions
  9. Poisson effect
  10. Poisson effects
  11. Poisson noise

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Poisson (page history and authors); Poisson (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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