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rekenkundige

Rekenkundige is a Dutch term that can refer to a person who specializes in calculation, i.e., an arithmetician, or, as an adjective, to anything pertaining to arithmetic or numerical computation.

The word derives from reken, to calculate, and kunde, knowledge; together they form rekenkunde, the science of

Historically, rekenkundigen worked as professional calculators for merchants, navigators, tax authorities, or astronomers, performing complex computations

In modern Dutch, the noun is largely archaic or specialized; more common terms include rekenaar for a

See also rekenkunde, meetkunde, wiskunde, algebra.

calculation.
by
hand
before
the
advent
of
mechanical
or
electronic
calculating
devices.
calculator
(person
or
device)
and
wiskundige
for
a
mathematician,
with
the
adjective
rekenkundig
used
in
technical
contexts
such
as
rekenkundige
bewerkingen
or
rekenkundige
modellering.