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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
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.
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.
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.
Word Family. ready reckoner. the "ready reckoner" family. a handbook of tables used to facilitate computation.
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.
A complete guide to the word "READY RECKONER": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
Ready-reckoner definition: A printed book or table containing pre-<a>calculated</a> <a>values</a>, often <a>multiples</a> of given amounts.
