prosthaphæresis
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See also: prosthaphaeresis
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek προσθαφαίρεσις (prosthaphaíresis), from πρόσθεν (prósthen, “before”) plus ἀφαίρεσις (aphaíresis, “taking away”).
Noun
prosthaphæresis (plural prosthaphæreses)
- A method of computing by means of a table of natural trigonometrical functions, without multiplication.
- A reduction to bring the apparent place of a moving point or planet to the mean place.
References
- prosthaphæresis in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911