Pascal - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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From Latin Paschālis, from paschālis (“Paschal; of or pertaining to Easter”), from pascha (“Easter”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives), for birth on Easter, or in honor of the 9th-century pope Paschal I (died 824). Doublet of Paschal. The programming language was named after French mathematician, philosopher and physicist Blaise Pascal (1623–1662).
Pascal (countable and uncountable, plural Pascals)
- (countable) A male given name from Latin used in medieval England; today occasionally borrowed from French.
- (countable) A surname transferred from the given name.
- The French mathematician and physicist Blaise Pascal (1623–1662).
- (computer languages) An imperative procedural programming language intended to encourage good programming practices through the use of structure.
male given name
From Latin.
Pascal m
- a male given name from Latin
- a surname originating as a patronymic
Pascal m (proper noun, strong, genitive Pascals or (with an article) Pascal)
- a male given name
Pascal n (strong, genitive Pascals or Pascal, plural Pascal)
- pascal (unit)
Pascal
- Pascal (programming language)