difference engine
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Historical A mechanical special-purpose computer used to generate tables of values of polynomials.
- Related terms
- analytical engine
noun
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Historical A mechanical special-purpose computer used to generate tables of values of polynomials.
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