Meanings
- An algorithm for determining the weekday on which a given date falls, based on certain easily-remembered dates called "doomsdays".
Synonyms: doomsday algorithm, doomsday method
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounAn algorithm for determining the weekday on which a given date falls, based on certain easily-remembered dates called "doomsdays".
Cite this entry
doomsday rule. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doomsday%20rule
“doomsday rule.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doomsday%20rule. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doomsday rule,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doomsday%20rule.
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