Leibnitzian

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Belonging, due, or according to the German philosopher and mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnitz (1646–1716).
  • noun. A follower of Leibnitz; in mathematics, an early student of the infinitesimal calculus.
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  • adjective. of or relating to Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz or to his mathematics or philosophy
  • Word Usage
    "Fechner tries sincerely to grapple with the problem of evil, but he always solves it in the leibnitzian fashion by making his God non-absolute, placing him under conditions of 'metaphysical necessity' which even his omnipotence cannot violate."