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This is also sometimes called Reductio ad absurdum ; because it shows the absurdity and falsehood of all suppositions contrary to that contained in the proposition . 19. Method is the art of disposing a train of arguments in a proper ...
This is also sometimes called Reductio ad absurdum ; because it shows the absurdity and falsehood of all suppositions contrary to that contained in the proposition . 19. Method is the art of disposing a train of arguments in a proper ...
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These are so called as distinguished from Fractions , which are broken numbers , or parts of numbers ; as , one - half , two - thirds , or threefourths . A Prime Number is one which has no other divisor than unity ; as , 2 , 3 , 5 , 7 ...
These are so called as distinguished from Fractions , which are broken numbers , or parts of numbers ; as , one - half , two - thirds , or threefourths . A Prime Number is one which has no other divisor than unity ; as , 2 , 3 , 5 , 7 ...
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+ All such symbols as designate operations to be performed , are called symbols of operation , and those which designate quantities of any kind are called symbols of quantity . OF ADDITION . : Addition is the collecting or putting 6 ...
+ All such symbols as designate operations to be performed , are called symbols of operation , and those which designate quantities of any kind are called symbols of quantity . OF ADDITION . : Addition is the collecting or putting 6 ...
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... 928 artillery , or gunners , 1410 pioneers , 250 sappers , and 406 miners : what is the whole number of men ? Ans . 70995 . > OF SUBTRACTION . SUBTRACTION teaches to find how much one number exceeds another , called their difference ...
... 928 artillery , or gunners , 1410 pioneers , 250 sappers , and 406 miners : what is the whole number of men ? Ans . 70995 . > OF SUBTRACTION . SUBTRACTION teaches to find how much one number exceeds another , called their difference ...
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The number to be multiplied , or repeated , is called the Multiplicand . — The number you multiply by , or the number of repetitions , is the Multiplier . And the number found , being the total amount , is called the Product .
The number to be multiplied , or repeated , is called the Multiplicand . — The number you multiply by , or the number of repetitions , is the Multiplier . And the number found , being the total amount , is called the Product .
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