| George Lees - 1826 - 276 pages
...thus, .00756, or, which is the same thing, 0.00756, in order to make up the proper number. 70. When the dividend does not contain the divisor an exact number of times, or, in other words, when the quotient cannot be expressed entirely in integer numbers, still it may... | |
| Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1833 - 284 pages
...many times the dividend contains the divisor, is called the quotient. The number which is left, when the dividend does not contain the divisor an exact number of times, is called the remainder. § 42. There are three signs used to denote division. They are the following.... | |
| Silas Totten - Algebra - 1836 - 320 pages
...called the divisor, and the number of limes it is contained in the dividend, is called the quotient. If the dividend does not contain the divisor an exact number of times, what remains after the division is completed, is called the remainder. The sign of division is н-,... | |
| John Hunter (of Uxbridge.) - 1847 - 266 pages
...so called:—They require to determine how often one concrete quantity is contained in another. When the dividend does not contain the divisor an exact number of times, the proper and entire quotient cannot be demanded from pupils unacquainted with the principles of fractional... | |
| Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1848 - 88 pages
...What is the number divided called ? The dividend. 4. What is the result called ? The quotient. 5. If the dividend does not contain the divisor an exact number of times, what is the number which is left called? The remainder. 6. What is short division? It is division in... | |
| Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1849 - 336 pages
...which we divide. The quotient* is the number of times the divisor is contained in the dividend. When the dividend does not contain the divisor an exact number of times, the excess is called a remainder, and may be regarded as a fourth term in the division. The remainder,... | |
| Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1849 - 184 pages
...What is the number divided called ? The dividend. 4. Whnt is the result called ? The quotient. 5. If the dividend does not contain the divisor an exact number of times. what is the number which is left called ? Tiie remainder. 0. What is short division 1 It is division... | |
| Charles Arnold - 1850 - 164 pages
...number to be divided is called the DIVIDEND. The number by which you divide is called the DIVISOR. If the dividend does not contain the divisor an exact number of times, the quantity which remains over is called the REMAINDER. The result obtained (or answer) is called... | |
| Benjamin Greenleaf - 1851 - 332 pages
...which we divide. The quotient* is the number of times the divisor is contained in the dividend. When the dividend does not contain the divisor an exact number of times, the excess is called a remainder, and may be regarded as a fourth term in the division. The remainder,... | |
| Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1851 - 178 pages
...What is the number divided called 1 The dividend. 4. What is the result called "! The quotient. 5. If the dividend does not contain the divisor an exact number of times, what is the number which is left called? The remainder. 6. What Is short division? It is division in... | |
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