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单词 napier's bones
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
Napier's bones, [Math.]
  1. Mathematicsa form of multiplication table originally marked on sticks of bone or ivory that could be rearranged to carry out the operations of multiplication or division. Also called Napier's rods. 
  • after their developer, J. Napier 1650–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Napier's bones pl n
  1. a set of graduated rods formerly used for multiplication and division
Etymology: 17th Century: based on a method invented by John Napier
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