Napier
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
John Napier, the Scottish mathematician who invented logarithms and introduced the use of the decimal point in numerical notation, living from 1550 to 1617.
“Students of mathematics learn about Napier's groundbreaking contributions to the development of logarithms.”
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na·pier
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Contains common letters N, A, P, I, E, R, six distinct useful letters
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Proper noun, not valid in standard Scrabble
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