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A device described in s treatise , consisting of a large set of strips used to multiply multi-digit numbers more easily than Napier’s bones.
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Promptuary — Promp tu*a*ry, n. [L. promptuarium, fr. promptuarius belonging to distribution, distributing: cf, F. promptuaire. See {Prompt}, a.] That from which supplies are drawn; a storehouse; a magazine; a repository. Woodward. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Promptuary — Promp tu*a*ry, a. Of or pertaining to preparation. [R.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
promptuary — index bank, cache (storage place), repository Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Promptuary — In mathematics, the promptuary is a more complex version of Napier s bones which makes it easier to perform multidigit multiplication … Wikipedia
promptuary — promp·tu·ary … English syllables
promptuary — ˈprämpchəˌwerē noun ( es) Etymology: Late Latin promptuarium storehouse, from Latin, neuter of promptuarius serving for distribution, from promptus act of taking out (in the phrase in promptu visible, at hand) (from promptus, past participle of… … Useful english dictionary
Rabdology — In 1617 a treatise in Latin entitled Rabdologiæ and writtenby John Napier was published in Edinburgh. Printed three yearsafter his treatise on the discovery of logarithms and in the same yearas his death, it describes three devices to aid… … Wikipedia
Store — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Store >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 stock stock fund mine vein lode quarry Sgm: N 1 spring spring Sgm: N 1 fount fount fountain Sgm: N 1 well well … English dictionary for students
John Napier — For other people with the same name, see John Napier (disambiguation). John Napier John Napier (1550–1617) Born … Wikipedia
Napier's bones — Computing devices in Rabdology Napier s bones Promptuary … Wikipedia
