1. Leibniz - Noun
2. Leibniz - Proper noun
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)
Source: WordNetA careful examination of the papers of Leibniz and Newton shows that they arrived at their results independently, with Leibniz starting first with integration and Newton with differentiation. Source: Internet
According to Leibniz, monads are elementary particles with blurred perceptions of one another. Source: Internet
Advocate of scientific societies Leibniz emphasized that research was a collaborative endeavor. Source: Internet
Anti-razors have also been created by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646–1716), Immanuel Kant (1724–1804), and Karl Menger (1902–1985). Source: Internet
Andreas Sofroniou, Moral Philosophy, from Hippocrates to the 21st Aeon, page 197. "Consistent with the liberal views of the Enlightenment, Leibniz was an optimist with respect to human reasoning and scientific progress (Popper 1963, p.69). Source: Internet
Another summary, referring to its causal linkage to other actual entities, is that it is "all window", in contrast with Leibniz' windowless monads. Source: Internet