Columbian Calculator

Almon Ticknor

Description

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. More, or addition; as, when the num bers are small, we can say 6 and 2 are 8, 3 and 2 are 5. This Sign is sometimes placed at the right Of the quotient, or answer, denoting that there is a small remainder. It is also called plus, meaning more. Less (minus), or subtraction; when placed between two num bers, it denotes that the ~one on the right is to be taken from' the one on the left; thus, 5 denotes that 3 is to be taken. From 5, will 2, or 2 over, which is the remainder; 5 is the minuend, and 3 the subtrahend; when the numbers are small, you can say 3 from 5 leaves 2. It is sometimes used in division, signifying a remainder, as 2 in 5, 2 - 1 remain der; 2 in 5 twice and 1 over.

Sujets

• Sciences et techniques
• Mathematics

Informations

• Publié par: Forgotten Books
• Date de parution: 27 novembre 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780243824441
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 14 Mo

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