Location arithmetic

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA 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.

Synonyms

promptuary binary arithmetic radication decimal arithmetic arithmatic division 'rithmetic root extraction arithmetic operation arithmetic napier's bones clarithmetic

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