Meaning of dying gasp | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The last breath taken before death.
2. The last moments, or final period, of something that becomes obsolete or inactive.
   figuratively

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“To replace⟳ logarithmic tables with natural tables required some time. This seems like⟳ a modern age, yet I am not an octogenarian and I can remember⟳ the dying gasp of the logarithmic table as the standard method of computation. I have⟳ seen the desk calculator become⟳ a necessary instrument for every scientist who is doing quantitative work⟳.”

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