dimydicion
Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin dīmidiātiō.
Noun
dimydicion
- (arithmetic) division by two, dividing into halves, dimidiation
- c. 1330, The Crafte of Nombrynge
- The first is called addicion, þe secunde is called subtraccion. The thryd is called duplacion. The 4. is called dimydicion. [A rough transliteration]
- c. 1330, The Crafte of Nombrynge
Descendants
- English: dimidiation
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