prosthaphaeresis
See also: prosthaphæresis
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek προσθαφαίρεσις (prosthaphaíresis), from πρόσθεν (prósthen, “before”) plus ἀφαίρεσις (aphaíresis, “taking away”).
Noun
editprosthaphaeresis (uncountable)
- (mathematics, historical) Variant of prosthaphæresis