location arithmetic
A device and technique described in Napier's treatise Rabdologiæ for performing…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.
Meaning
1 senses(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.
Origin
Calque of Latin arithmeticae localis, coined by Scottish landowner and mathematician JohnCalque of Latin arithmeticae localis, coined by Scottish landowner and mathematician John Napier (1550–1617) in his 1617 treatise Rabdologiæ (written in Latin).
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