antenairesis

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noun

Alternating, reciprocal, or continuing subtraction used in the Euclidean algorithm.

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anthypharesis
OriginAncient Greek ἀνταναίρεσις →
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Meanings

nounantenairesis (uncountable)

alternative antanaresis · alternative anthyphairesis

  1. uncountablearithmeticAlternating, reciprocal, or continuing subtraction used in the Euclidean algorithm.

    Synonyms: anthypharesis

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAlternating, reciprocal, or continuing subtraction used in the Euclidean algorithm.

Similar
anthypharesis

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀνταναίρεσις
  2. Englishantenairesis

From Ancient Greek ἀνταναίρεσις (antanaíresis), from ἀντί (antí, “opposite”) + ἀναίρεσις (anaíresis, “subtraction”). Used by Aristotle; identified by Alexander of Aphrodisias as Aristotle's term for ἀνθυφαίρεσις (anthuphaíresis, “anthyphairesis”), from ἀνθυφαιρέω (anthuphairéō, “to subtract in turn, subtract reciprocally”).

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