Gunter's line

[-ɾɚz-]

UK: /ˌɡʊn-/

Gunter's line

English Noun

Definition

A logarithmic line on a Gunter's scale, which is used to perform the multiplication and division of numbers mechanically with only dividers.

Etymology

From Gunter + -'s + line, from the surname of the English clergyman, geometer, and mathematician Edmund Gunter (1581–1628), the inventor of the Gunter’s scale.