reckoner

Noun

Meaning

One who reckons or computes; also, a book of calculations, tables, etc., to assist in reckoning.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

estimator computer calculator figurer ready reckoner comptroller clerk auditor examiner actuary controller analyst believer accountant teller

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Antonyms

estimator hand

Hypernyms

handbook enchiridion expert vade mecum

Hyponyms

adder actuary statistician number cruncher subtracter

Examples

The Sand Reckoner or Psammites is the only surviving work in which Archimedes discusses his views on astronomy. citation * The Method of Mechanical Theorems :This treatise was thought lost until the discovery of the Archimedes Palimpsest in 1906. Source: Internet

The Sand Reckoner is a work by Archimedes in which he sets out to determine an upper bound for the number of grains of sand that fit into the universe. Source: Internet

Though the original text has been lost, a reference in Archimedes ' book The Sand Reckoner describes Aristarchus's heliocentric model. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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