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- 1. a book or table listing standard numerical calculations or other kinds of information presented formulaically.
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A ready reckoner is a printed book or table containing pre-calculated values, often multiples of given amounts. They were widely used in shops and by tradesmen before the advent of cheap electronic calculators, metric weights and measures and decimal currencies in the 1970s.
May 29, 2024 · ready reckoner in British English noun a table of numbers used to facilitate simple calculations , esp one for applying rates of discount , interest, charging, etc, to different sums
Definition of ready reckoner noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a table of numbers used to facilitate simple calculations, esp one for applying rates of discount, interest, charging, etc, to different sums.
ready reckoner. n. (Mathematics) a table of numbers used to facilitate simple calculations, esp one for applying rates of discount, interest, charging, etc, to different sums. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014. Reckoner.
What does the noun ready reckoner mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun ready reckoner . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
Word Family. ready reckoner. the "ready reckoner" family. a handbook of tables used to facilitate computation.
May 22, 2024 · ready reckoner (plural ready reckoners) ( historical) A printed book or table containing precalculated values, often multiples of given amounts. A computer program which calculates values; an online calculator.
Ready-reckoner definition: A printed book or table containing pre-<a>calculated</a> <a>values</a>, often <a>multiples</a> of given amounts.
UK /ˌrɛdɪ ˈrɛk (ə)nə/ noun a book or table listing standard numerical calculations or other kinds of information presented formulaically Examples At the heart of the analysis is the ‘balance scorecard’, a spreadsheet-based ready reckoner of tax reforms and other fiscal tweaks that is used to balance the Treasury's books.British The ready reckone...
