 One quantity is said to measure another, when it is contained in that other a certain number of times, without a remainder. 41. A quantity is said to be a multiple of another, when it contains that other quantity a certain number of times, without a remainder....  An Elementary Treatise on Algebra - Page 34by Bewick Bridge - 1818 - 227 pagesFull view - About this book
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........ — - — by — — . . ANSW. 5 J r „ . , ±..x. / ..... - — — by — . . ANSW. 5 • 5 XL On the Method of finding the Greatest Common Measure...greatest quantity which will so measure them. Thus, 2aisa common measure of the quantities 24 ai*, l6a'tc, and 12 ate1, and their greatest common measure... | |
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