Prosthaphaeresis
Prosthaphaeresis was an algorithm used in the late 16th century and early 17th century for approximating products using formulas from trigonometry. For the 25 years preceding the invention of the logarithm in 1614, it was the only known generally-applicable way of approximating products quickly. Its name comes from the Greek prosthesi and afairo, meaning addition and subtraction, two steps in the process.
Related Topics:
Algorithm - 16th century - 17th century - Product - Trigonometry - Logarithm - 1614 - Greek
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| ► | Introduction |
| ► | History and motivation |
| ► | The identities |
| ► | The algorithm |
| ► | Decreasing the error |
| ► | Reverse identities |
| ► | Sources |
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