Definition of napier's rods Napier's rods
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What does napier's rods mean?
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| napier's rods - a set of graduated rods formerly used to do multiplication and division by a method invented by John Napier | ||
| Napier's bones, Napier's rods | ||
| calculating machine, calculator a small machine that is used for mathematical calculations | ||
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- napier's rods (Noun)
Napier's bones .
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- napier's rods
A set of rods, made of bone or other material, each divided into nine spaces, and containing the numbers of a column of the multiplication table; -- a contrivance of Baron Napier, the inventor of logarithms, for facilitating the operations of multiplication and division.
