NAPIER'S BONES


Meaning of NAPIER'S BONES in English

Pronunciation: ' n ā -p ē - ə rz-

Function: noun

Date: circa 1658

: a set of graduated rods (as of wood or bone) invented by John Napier and used for multiplication and division based on the principles of logarithms

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