Fourier

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Fourier
       n 1: French mathematician who developed Fourier analysis and
            studied the conduction of heat (1768-1830) [syn: {Jean
            Baptiste Joseph Fourier}, {Baron Jean Baptiste Joseph
            Fourier}]
       2: French sociologist and reformer who hoped to achieve


          universal harmony by reorganizing society (1772-1837)
          [syn: {Charles Fourier}, {Francois Marie Charles Fourier}]