Bertrand may refer to:
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Bertrand, Missouri
Bertrand is a city in Mississippi County, Missouri, Mississippi County, Missouri, United States. The population was 718 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, down from 821 in 2010 United States census, 2010.
History
Bertrand was platted ...
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Bertrand, Nebraska, US
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Bertrand, New Brunswick, Canada
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Bertrand Township, Michigan, US
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Bertrand, Michigan
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Bertrand, Virginia, US
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Bertrand Creek, state of Washington
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Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges
Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges (, literally ''Saint-Bertrand of Comminges''; Gascon language, Gascon: ''Sent Bertran de Comenge'') is a Communes of France, commune (municipality) and former episcopal see in the Haute-Garonne Departments of France, ...
, France
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Bertrand (1981–94 electoral district), in Quebec
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Bertrand (electoral district), a provincial electoral district in Quebec
Other
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Bertrand (name) Bertrand is a given name and surname. In German, the name derives from ''berht'' ("bright") and ''hramn'' ("raven") or ''rand'' ("rim of shield").
Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 56.3% of all known bearers of the surname ''Bertrand'' were res ...
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''Bertrand'' (steamboat), an 1865 steamboat that sank in the Missouri River
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Bertrand Baudelaire
The children's novel series ''A Series of Unfortunate Events'' and its film and television adaptations features a large cast of characters created by Daniel Handler under the pen name of Lemony Snicket. The original series follows the turbulen ...
, a fictional character in ''A Series of Unfortunate Events''
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Bertrand competition
Bertrand competition is a model of competition used in economics, named after Joseph Louis François Bertrand (1822–1900). It describes interactions among firms (sellers) that set prices and their customers (buyers) that choose quantities at the ...
, an economic model where firms compete on price
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Bertrand's theorem
In classical mechanics, Bertrand's theorem states that among central-force potentials with bound orbits, there are only two types of central-force (radial) scalar potentials with the property that all bound orbits are also closed orbits.
The ...
, a theorem in classical mechanics
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Bertrand's postulate
In number theory, Bertrand's postulate is the theorem that for any integer n > 3, there exists at least one prime number p with
:n < p < 2n - 2.
A less restrictive formulation is: for every , there is always at least one ...
, a theorem about the distribution of prime numbers
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Bertrand, Count of Toulouse
Bertrand of Toulouse (or Bertrand of Tripoli) (died 1112) was count of Toulouse, and was the first count of Tripoli to rule in Tripoli itself.
Bertrand was the eldest son of Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse, and had ruled Toulouse since Raymond lef ...
(died 1112)
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''Bertrand'' (film), a 1964 Australian television film
See also
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Bertrand Gille (disambiguation)
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Bertram (disambiguation)
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