Gunter's line
English
editEtymology
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From Gunter + -'s + line, from the surname of the English clergyman, geometer, and mathematician Edmund Gunter (1581–1628), the inventor of the Gunter’s scale.[1]
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɡʌntəz ˈlaɪn/, /ˌɡʊn-/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɡʌntɚz ˈlaɪn/, [-ɾɚz-]
- Rhymes: -aɪn
- Hyphenation: Gun‧ter's line
Noun
editGunter's line (plural Gunter's lines)
- (mathematics) A logarithmic line on a Gunter's scale, which is used to perform the multiplication and division of numbers mechanically with only dividers.
- Synonyms: Gunter's proportion, line of lines, line of numbers
Related terms
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editlogarithmic line on a Gunter’s scale
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Notes
edit- ^ From E[phraim] Chambers (1728) Cyclopædia: Or, An Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences; […], volume II, London: […] James and John Knapton [et al.], →OCLC, plate between pages 252 and 253.
References
edit- ^ “Gunter’s line” under “Gunter, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, June 2019.
Further reading
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Edmund Gunter on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
