Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antenairesis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-te-naire-sis
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternating, reciprocal, or continuing subtraction used in the Euclidean algorithm.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνταναίρεσις (antanaíresis), from ἀντί (antí, “opposite”) + ἀναίρεσις (anaíresis, “subtraction”). Used by Aristotle; identified by Alexander of Aphrodisias as Aristotle's term for ἀνθυφαίρεσις (anthuphaíresis, “anthyphairesis”), from ἀνθυφαιρέω (anthuphairéō, “to subtract in turn, subtract reciprocally”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἀνταναίρεσις

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

antanaresis (alternative) anthyphairesis (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

commensurability

Synonyms

anthypharesis

Questions

What does antenairesis mean?: Alternating, reciprocal, or continuing subtraction used in the Euclidean algorithm.
Where does antenairesis come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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