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Definition of Briggs, Henry in English: Briggs, Henryproper nounbrɪɡzbriɡz (1561–1630), English mathematician. He was renowned for his work on logarithms, in which he introduced the decimal base, made the thousands of calculations necessary for the tables, and popularized their use. Briggs also devised a standard method used for long division.
Definition of Briggs, Henry in US English: Briggs, Henryproper nounbriɡz (1561–1630), English mathematician. Renowned for his work on logarithms, he introduced the decimal base, made the thousands of calculations necessary for the tables, and popularized their use. He also devised the usual method used for long division.
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