The Clue
Mathematician Blaise (6 letter answer)
The Answer
PASCAL
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Notes
The answer PASCAL is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 900 puzzles.
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Definition
PASCAL as a noun:
1. (pascal, Pa) = a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter
2. (Pascal, Blaise Pascal) = French mathematician and philosopher and Jansenist; invented an adding machine; contributed (with Fermat) to the theory of probability (1623-1662)
3. a programing language designed to teach programming through a top-down modular approach