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antenairesis

antenairesis noun: alternating, reciprocal, or continuing subtraction used in the Euclidean algorithm.

Noun

antenairesis (uncountable)

  1. Alternating, reciprocal, or continuing subtraction used in the Euclidean algorithm.
    Synonyms:
    anthypharesis

Synonyms of antenairesis

  • anthypharesis

Forms of antenairesis

alternative formantanaresis
alternative formanthyphairesis

Origin of antenairesis

From Ancient Greek ἀνταναίρεσις (antanaíresis), from ἀντί (antí, “opposite”) + ἀναίρεσις (anaíresis, “subtraction”). Used by Aristotle; identified by Alexander of Aphrodisias as Aristotle's term for ἀνθυφαίρεσις (anthuphaíresis, “anthyphairesis”), from ἀνθυφαιρέω (anthuphairéō, “to subtract in turn, subtract reciprocally”).

Questions about antenairesis

What does antenairesis mean?
Antenairesis means alternating, reciprocal, or continuing subtraction used in the Euclidean algorithm.
What part of speech is antenairesis?
Antenairesis is a noun.

Words near antenairesis in the dictionary

  1. antemosaic
  2. antems
  3. antemundane
  4. antemural
  5. antemurals
  6. antenairesis
  7. antenantioses
  8. antenantiosis
  9. antenarrative
  10. antenarratives
  11. antenarratology

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