"epogdoon" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπόγδοον (epógdoon), from ἐπι- (epi-, “greater [by]”) + ὄγδοον (ógdoon, “an eighth part”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|ἐπόγδοον}} Ancient Greek ἐπόγδοον (epógdoon) Head templates: {{en-noun|!}} epogdoon (plural not attested)
  1. (mathematics, Ancient Greece, rare) A number equal to another plus an eighth thereof; a number 1.125 times another. Tags: no-plural, rare Categories (topical): Ancient Greece, Mathematics
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