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Napierian

Napierian adjective: of or relating to John Napier (1550–1617), Scottish mathematician who discovered logarithms.

Adjective

Napierian (comparative more Napierian, superlative most Napierian)

  1. Of or relating to John Napier (1550–1617), Scottish mathematician who discovered logarithms.

Forms of Napierian

comparativemore Napierian
superlativemost Napierian
alternative formNaperian
alternative formNeperian

Origin of Napierian

From Napier + -ian.

Words formed from Napierian

Phrases with Napierian

Words that rhyme with Napierian

6 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about Napierian

What does Napierian mean?
Napierian means of or relating to John Napier (1550–1617), Scottish mathematician who discovered logarithms.
What part of speech is Napierian?
Napierian is an adjective.

Words near Napierian in the dictionary

  1. Napier's rods
  2. Napierala
  3. Napieralas
  4. napiergrass
  5. napiergrasses
  6. Napierian
  7. Napierian logarithm
  8. Napierian logarithms
  9. Napierite
  10. Napierites
  11. Napierville

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