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JOHN NAPIER

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JOHN NAPIER (noun)
  The noun JOHN NAPIER has 1 sense:

1. Scottish mathematician who invented logarithms; introduced the use of the decimal point in writing numbers (1550-1617)play

  Familiarity information: JOHN NAPIER used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


JOHN NAPIER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Scottish mathematician who invented logarithms; introduced the use of the decimal point in writing numbers (1550-1617)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

John Napier; Napier

Instance hypernyms:

mathematician (a person skilled in mathematics)


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