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Meaning of slide rule

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

slide rule

noun

Definitions

  1. An analog calculator consisting of three interlocking strips marked with logarithmic scales, such that multiplication, division etc. can be performed by the equivalent of addition and subtraction.

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