Plateau (disambiguation)
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Plateau has several meanings:
- In geology or earth science, a plateau is an area of uplift. If the uplift was recent, the area may be relatively flat. If it is highly eroded - a dissected plateau - it may have sharp relief.
- In physiology and human sexuality, plateau refers to the second stage (of four) of sexual arousal in the currently accepted Masters and Johnson model.
- As a proper name, Plateau usually refers to the Belgian mathematician Joseph Plateau (October 14, 1801-September 15, 1883)
- Plateau is a state in Nigeria.
- Plateau is a department of Benin.
- Plateau in mathematics is a region where a function is constant.
- The Plateau, a neighbourhood in Montreal, part of the borough of Plateau-Mont-Royal
