prosthaphaeresis

A form of prosthaphæresis — A method of computing by means of a table of natural trigonometrical functions, without multiplication.

OriginAncient Greek προσθαφαίρεσις →
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Meanings

nounprosthaphaeresis (uncountable)
  1. alternativehistoricaluncountablemathematicsAlternative spelling of prosthaphæresis

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπροσθαφαίρεσις
  2. Englishprosthaphaeresis

From Ancient Greek προσθαφαίρεσις (prosthaphaíresis), from πρόσθεν (prósthen, “before”) plus ἀφαίρεσις (aphaíresis, “taking away”).

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