"Russian peasant multiplication" meaning in All languages combined

See Russian peasant multiplication on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Russian peasant multiplication (uncountable)
  1. (multiplication) A form of multiplication in which the powers of two in the decomposition of the multiplicand are found by writing it on the left and progressively halving the left column, discarding any remainder, until the value is 1 (or −1, in which case the eventual sum is negated), while doubling the right column. Wikipedia link: Russian peasant multiplication Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-Russian_peasant_multiplication-en-noun-S59f9SsK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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