location arithmetic

English

Etymology

Calque of Latin arithmeticae localis, coined by Scottish landowner and mathematician John Napier (1550–1617) in his 1617 treatise Rabdologiæ (written in Latin).

Noun

location arithmetic (uncountable)

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

Translations

device and technique to aid in performing arithmetic calculations

Latin: arithmeticæ localis

See also

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