Leibniz

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Leibniz
       n : German philosopher and mathematician who thought of the
           universe as consisting of independent monads and who
           devised a system of the calculus independent of Newton
           (1646-1716) [syn: {Leibnitz}, {Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz},
            {Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnitz}]