location arithmetic

English

Noun

location arithmetic (uncountable)

(arithmetic) A technique described in Napier's treatise Rabdologiæ for performing multiplication, division and extraction of square roots by using counters to representing numbers in binary.

Translations

technique for performing multiplication

Latin: arithmeticæ localis

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