Prony or de Prony may refer to: *

Gaspard de Prony Baron Gaspard Clair François Marie Riche de Prony (22 July 1755 – 29 July 1839) was a French mathematician and engineer, who worked on hydraulics. He was born at Chamelet, Beaujolais, France and died in Asnières-sur-Seine, France. Educati ...

(1755–1839), French mathematician and engineer **

Prony's method Prony analysis (Prony's method) was developed by Gaspard Riche de Prony in 1795. However, practical use of the method awaited the digital computer. Similar to the Fourier transform, Prony's method extracts valuable information from a uniformly samp ...

, a mathematical method to estimate the components of a signal ** Prony equation, hydraulics equation for fictional head loss ** Prony series, a model of

viscoelasticity In materials science and continuum mechanics, viscoelasticity is the property of materials that exhibit both viscous and elastic characteristics when undergoing deformation. Viscous materials, like water, resist shear flow and strain linearl ...

Prony brake The Prony Brake is a simple device invented by Gaspard de Prony in 1821 to measure the torque produced by an engine. The term "brake horsepower" is one measurement of power derived from this method of measuring torque. (Power is calculated by m ...

, torque measurement device * Prony Bay, bay in New Caledonia * Prony, a city in New Caledonia, see

List of cities in New Caledonia This article shows a list of cities, towns and villages in New Caledonia. Major cities and towns Provincial capitals are shown in bold. Hamlets (''Lieux-dits'') The villages or hamlets (french: lieux-dits) of New Caledonia are ordered by Adm ...

* French corvette ''Prony''

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