SINCE 1828
Napier's analogies
plural noun
Na·pi·er's analogies
| \ ˈnāpēə(r)z-\
Definition of Napier's analogies
: four formulas giving the tangent of half the sum or difference of two of the angles or sides of a spherical triangle in terms of the others
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