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" The sign, + , which is read plus, indicates that the numbers between which it is placed are to be added ; thus, 6 + 4, means, that 4 is to be added to 6. "
Higher Arithmetic; Or, The Science and Application of Numbers: Combining the ... - Page 17
by James Bates Thomson - 1855 - 422 pages
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Carleton's Compendium of Practical Arithmetic: Applied to the Federal and ...

Osgood Carleton - Arithmetic - 1810 - 264 pages
...20«.= ^. 1. ie ¿ twenty shillings are equal to one pouna, Sec. The sign of Addition, and signifies that the numbers between which it is placed are to be added together, to discover their sum ; thus, 5+3 = 8. ie 5 more, 3 are equal to 8 ; or if 5 and 3 are added together,...
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A treatise on mercantile and practical arithmetic

John Penrose (teacher of arithmetic.) - Arithmetic - 1824 - 320 pages
...between them, as a fraction or part of the last quotient. This character -f- is the mark of Division, and shows, that the numbers between which it is placed are to be divided ; the number which it immediately precedes being considered as the divisor, thus 84 -i- 7 =...
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A Treatise on Practical Mensuration in Eight Parts ...

Anthony Nesbit - Surveying - 1824 - 476 pages
...equal ; as 4 poles — 22 yards = 1 chain = 100 links. The sign + (called plus, or more) signifies that the numbers between which it is placed, are to be added together; as 9 + 6 (read 9 plus 6) = 15. Geometrical lines are generally represented by capital letters ; then...
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A New System of Arithmetic, on the Cancelling Plan: Embracing the Rules of ...

Charles Guilford Burnham - Arithmetic - 1837 - 266 pages
...than the first, and how much did she pay for both ? Signs. — A cross -|- is the sign of addition. It shows that the numbers between which it is placed are to be added. Two parallel horizontal lines = signify equality. Thus 8-|-4=7 is read, 3 added to 4, or 3 plus 4 (plus...
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Complete Schoolmaster's Assistant: Being a Plain Comprehensive System of ...

Nathan Daboll - 1839 - 220 pages
...Signs. A cross + with one line perpendicular and the other horizontal, is the sign of addition. It shows that the numbers between which it is placed are to be added together. It is sometimes read plus, which is a Latin word signifying more. It also denotes a remainder after...
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A New System of Arithmetic, on the Cancelling Plan: Embracing the Rules of ...

Charles Guilford Burnham - Arithmetic - 1841 - 324 pages
...thousand, four hundred and seventeen. ADDITION TABL.E. Signs. — A cross + is the sign of addition. It shows that the numbers between which it is placed are to be added. Two parallel horizontal lines = signify equality. Thus : 3+4=7 is read, 3 added to 4, or 3 plus 4 (plus...
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The elements of arithmetic. [With] Key

Charles Bathurst (schoolmaster.) - 1842 - 158 pages
...SIGNS MADE USE OF IN THE FOLLOWING WORK. + Plus or more, the sign of addition, signifies that the two numbers between which it is placed are to be added together; thus 3+4 means that3 is to be added to 4. — Minus or less, the sign of subtraction, signifies that the...
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Daboll's Complete Schoolmaster's Assistant Being a Plain Comprehensive ...

Nathan Daboll - Arithmetic - 1843 - 254 pages
...Sigtis. A cross + with one line perpendicular and the other horizontal, is the sign of addition. It shows that the numbers between which it is placed are to be added together. It is sometimes read plus, which is a Latin word signifying more. It also denotes a remainder after...
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A Theoretical and Practical System of Arithmetic, etc

W. H. CRANK - Arithmetic - 1843 - 340 pages
...Division, Involution, and Evolution. + is called plus, and indicates Addition; signifying, that any numbers between which it is placed are to be added together. Thus 5 + 6, means that 5 is to be added to 6; or the sum of 5 and 6. — is called minus, and indicates...
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Arithmetic, Its Principles and Practice

James W. Kavanagh - 1846 - 304 pages
...marks for numbers, cal1edfigures, as 6 for six, and signs of operation or work, as -(_, which indicates that the numbers between which it is placed are to be added. The signs of operation will be given in the order of their necessity in the succeeding part of the...
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