napier

1. 1.

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

   SynonymsJohn Napier

   Broadermathematician

Other forms of napier

plural

napiers·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about napier

What does napier mean?

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

How many syllables are in napier?

napier has 3 syllables: na-pi-er. The stress falls on "na". In IPA it is /ˈneɪpiɚ/.

What is another word for napier?

Close synonyms include John Napier. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is napier a common word?

napier is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.