The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
Napier, John Napier
(noun) Scottish mathematician who invented logarithms; introduced the use of the decimal point in writing numbers (1550-1617)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.