English noun: Peirce | |||
1. | Peirce (person) United States mathematician and astronomer remembered for his studies of Uranus and Saturn and Neptune (1809-1880) | ||
Synonyms | Benjamin Peirce | ||
Instance hypernym | astronomer, mathematician, stargazer, uranologist | ||
2. | Peirce (person) United States philosopher and logician; pioneer of pragmatism (1839-1914) | ||
Synonyms | Charles Peirce, Charles Sanders Peirce | ||
Instance hypernym | logician, logistician, philosopher | ||