location arithmetic en · NOUN
Etymology
Calque of Latin arithmeticae localis, coined by Scottish landowner and mathematician John Napier (1550–1617) in his 1617 treatise Rabdologiæ (written in Latin).
Meanings
- (uncountable) A device and technique described in Napier's treatise Rabdologiæ for performing multiplication, division and extraction of square roots by using counters to represent numbers in binary.
Relateds
rabdology · Napier's bones · promptuary
Translations (1)
la arithmeticæ localis (device and technique to aid in performing arithmetic calculations)