Peirce (n.)

  1. United States mathematician and astronomer remembered for his studies of Uranus and Saturn and Neptune (1809-1880)

    [ Syn: peirce , benjamin peirce ]

  2. United States philosopher and logician; pioneer of pragmatism (1839-1914)

    [ Syn: peirce , charles peirce , charles sanders peirce ]

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