Legendre, LeGendre or Le Gendre is a French surname. It may refer to:
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Adrien-Marie Legendre (1752–1833), French mathematician
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Associated Legendre polynomials
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Legendre's equation
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Legendre polynomials
In mathematics, Legendre polynomials, named after Adrien-Marie Legendre (1782), are a system of complete and orthogonal polynomials with a wide number of mathematical properties and numerous applications. They can be defined in many ways, and t ...
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Legendre symbol
In number theory, the Legendre symbol is a multiplicative function with values 1, −1, 0 that is a quadratic character modulo of an odd prime number ''p'': its value at a (nonzero) quadratic residue mod ''p'' is 1 and at a non-quadratic re ...
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Legendre transformation
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Legendre (crater), a lunar impact crater located near the eastern limb of the Moon
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26950 Legendre, a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 11, 1997
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Anne Legendre Armstrong (1927–2008), United States diplomat and politician
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Charles Le Gendre (1830–1899), French-born American general and diplomat
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Elías Legendre (born 2008), Ecuadorian footballer
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François Legendre (1763–1853), surveyor, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada
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Géraldine Legendre (born 1953), French-American cognitive scientist and linguist
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Gertrude Sanford Legendre (1902–2000), American socialite who served as a spy during World War II
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Jacques Legendre (disambiguation), several people
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Kevin Le Gendre, British journalist and broadcaster
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Louis Legendre (1752–1797), French politician of the Revolution period
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Louis Legendre (oceanographer), Canadian oceanographer
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Pierre Legendre (historian) (born 1930), French historian of law and psychoanalyst
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Pierre Legendre (ecologist), Canadian numerical ecologist
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Richard Legendre (born 1953), former professional tennis player and a Quebec politician
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Robert LeGendre (1898–1931), American athlete
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Surnames of French origin