Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
location arithmetic. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
location arithmetic, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
location arithmetic in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
location arithmetic you have here. The definition of the word
location arithmetic will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
location arithmetic, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
Calque of Latin arithmeticae localis, coined by Scottish landowner and mathematician John Napier (1550–1617) in his 1617 treatise Rabdologiæ (written in Latin).
Noun
location arithmetic (uncountable)
- (arithmetic) 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.
Translations
See also