Definition. A vector field on two (or three) dimensional space is a function that assigns to each point (or) a two (or three dimensional) vector given by (or). That may not make a lot of sense, but most people do know what a vector field is, or at least theyâve seen a sketch of a vector field.
Montesquieu and Rousseau were two of the philosophes during the Enlightenment that had a profound impact on Europe and the world. Although they came from different backgrounds, one a nobleman, the other a commoner, both were dissatisfied with the French kings' rule.
Bayesâs theorem wasnât actually formulated by Thomas Bayes. Instead it was developed by the French mathematician and astronomer Pierre-Simon Laplace. Laplace believed in scientific determinism â given the location of every particle in the universe and enough computing power we could predict the universe perfectly.