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napierian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
napieri-an
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

Etymology

From Napier + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Napierian (comparative) most Napierian (superlative) Naperian (alternative) Neperian (alternative)

Phrases

Napierian logarithm

Rhymes With

syrian nigerian criterion siberian algerian liberian shakespearean iberian hyperion sumerian valerian illyrian

Questions

What does napierian mean?
Of or relating to John Napier (1550–1617), Scottish mathematician who discovered logarithms.
Where does napierian come from?
From Napier + -ian.

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