pascal

n 1: a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter

[syn: {Pa}]

2: French mathematician and philosopher; invented an adding

machine; contributed (with Fermat) to the theory of

probability (1623-1662) [syn: {Pascal}, {Blaise Pascal}]

3: a programing language designed to teach programming through

a top-down modular approach [syn: {Pascal}]

Pascal-

Pascal subset used in Brinch Hansen on Pascal Compilers, P.

Brinch Hansen, P-H 1985.

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