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dead reckoning

noun

Etymology

Uncertain. Not short for deduced or deductive, but this belief explains the alternative spelling ded reckoning (which actually originated centuries later).

Definitions

  1. A method of estimating the position of a ship or aircraft by applying estimates of the…

    A method of estimating the position of a ship or aircraft by applying estimates of the distance and direction travelled from a previously known position. In respect to ships/boats, it excludes the effect of wind and current on the vessel. Compare with estimated position. Abbreviation: DR

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for dead reckoning. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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