Napierian

[ nuh-peer-ee-uhn ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or formulated by John Napier.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Napierian¹

First recorded in 1810–20; Napier + -ian

Example Sentences

The Napierian coffee machine has enjoyed great popularity in England.

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This is the largest Napierian canon that has ever been published.

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The symbol e for the base of the Napierian logarithms was introduced by Euler .

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Similarly the continued fraction given by Euler as equivalent to (e - 1) (e being the base of Napierian logarithms), viz.

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The logarithms are strictly Napierian, and the arrangement is identical with that in the canon of 1614.

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