prosthaphæresis
See also: prosthaphaeresis
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek προσθαφαίρεσις (prosthaphaíresis), from πρόσθεν (prósthen, “before”) plus ἀφαίρεσις (aphaíresis, “taking away”).
Noun edit
prosthaphæresis (plural prosthaphæreses)
- A method of computing by means of a table of natural trigonometrical functions, without multiplication.
- A reduction to bring the apparent place of a moving point or planet to the mean place.
References edit
- prosthaphæresis in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911