"prosthaphaeresis" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Ancient Greek προσθαφαίρεσις (prosthaphaíresis), from πρόσθεν (prósthen, “before”) plus ἀφαίρεσις (aphaíresis, “taking away”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|προσθαφαίρεσις}} Ancient Greek προσθαφαίρεσις (prosthaphaíresis) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} prosthaphaeresis (uncountable)
  1. (mathematics, historical) Variant of prosthaphæresis Wikipedia link: prosthaphaeresis Tags: alt-of, alternative, historical, uncountable Alternative form of: prosthaphæresis Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-prosthaphaeresis-en-noun-mjC6L1VH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Topics: mathematics, sciences

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