slide-rule calculation

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• Slide rule — For other uses, see Slide rule (disambiguation). A typical ten inch student slide rule (Pickett N902 T simplex trig). The slide rule, also known colloquially as a slipstick,[1] is a mechanical analog computer. The slide rule is used primarily for …   Wikipedia

• slide rule — a device for performing mathematical calculations, consisting essentially of a ruler having a sliding piece moving along it, both marked with graduated, usually logarithmic, scales: now largely replaced by the electronic calculator. [1655 65 for… …   Universalium

• slide rule — noun analog computer consisting of a handheld instrument used for rapid calculations; have been replaced by pocket calculators • Syn: ↑slipstick • Hypernyms: ↑analog computer, ↑analogue computer * * * noun : an instrument consisting in its simple …   Useful english dictionary

• slide rule — /ˈslaɪd rul/ (say sluyd roohl) noun a device for rapid calculation, consisting essentially of a rule having a sliding piece moving along it, both marked with graduated logarithmic scales …  

• slide rule — noun Date: 1663 a manual device used for calculation that consists in its simple form of a ruler and a movable middle piece which are graduated with similar logarithmic scales …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Calculation — A calculation is a deliberate process for transforming one or more inputs into one or more results, with variable change. The term is used in a variety of senses, from the very definite arithmetical calculation using an algorithm to the vague… …   Wikipedia

• rule — rule1 W2S2 [ru:l] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(instruction)¦ 2¦(advice)¦ 3¦(normal/usual)¦ 4¦(government)¦ 5¦(grammar/science etc)¦ 6 the rule of law 7 the rules of natural justice 8 rule of thumb 9 make it a rule (to do something) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• rule — 1 /ru:l/ noun 1 INSTRUCTION (C) an official instruction that says how things must be done or what is allowed, especially in a game, organization, or job: the school rules | against the rules: You can t come in if you re not a member it s against… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Calories (story) — Calories is a science fiction short story written by L. Sprague de Camp, a story in his Viagens Interplanetarias series. It was first published under the title Getaway on Krishna in the magazine Ten Story Fantasy in the issue for Spring, 1951. It …   Wikipedia

• вычисление методом последовательного приближения — — [Л.Г.Суменко. Англо русский словарь по информационным технологиям. М.: ГП ЦНИИС, 2003.] Тематики информационные технологии в целом EN slide rule calculation …   Справочник технического переводчика

• Logarithm — The graph of the logarithm to base 2 crosses the x axis (horizontal axis) at 1 and passes through the points with coordinates (2, 1), (4, 2), and (8, 3) …   Wikipedia