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... half , two - thirds , or three - fourths . NOTATION AND NUMERATION . NOTATION , or NUMERATION , teaches to denote or express any proposed num- ber , either by words or characters ; or to read and write down any sum or number . The ...
... half , two - thirds , or three - fourths . NOTATION AND NUMERATION . NOTATION , or NUMERATION , teaches to denote or express any proposed num- ber , either by words or characters ; or to read and write down any sum or number . The ...
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... half - periods , each half - period consisting of three figures ; the name of the first period being units ; of the second , millions ; of the third , millions of millions , or bi - millions , contracted to billions ; of the fourth ...
... half - periods , each half - period consisting of three figures ; the name of the first period being units ; of the second , millions ; of the third , millions of millions , or bi - millions , contracted to billions ; of the fourth ...
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... half the divisor , it will go the half of a time more ; if the 4th part of the divisor , it will go one - fourth of a time more ; and so on . Therefore , to complete the quotient , set the remainder at the end of it , above a small line ...
... half the divisor , it will go the half of a time more ; if the 4th part of the divisor , it will go one - fourth of a time more ; and so on . Therefore , to complete the quotient , set the remainder at the end of it , above a small line ...
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... half of the third part of any thing , is evidently the same as the sixth part of the whole ; and so of any other numbers . - The reason of the method of finding the whole remainder , from the several particular ones , will best appear ...
... half of the third part of any thing , is evidently the same as the sixth part of the whole ; and so of any other numbers . - The reason of the method of finding the whole remainder , from the several particular ones , will best appear ...
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... half - penny , or the half of any thing . denotes 3 farthings , or three quarters of any thing . The full weight and value of the English gold and silver coin , is as here below : GOLD . Value . £ 8. d . A Guinea Half - guinea 0 10 1 1 ...
... half - penny , or the half of any thing . denotes 3 farthings , or three quarters of any thing . The full weight and value of the English gold and silver coin , is as here below : GOLD . Value . £ 8. d . A Guinea Half - guinea 0 10 1 1 ...
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algebraic ALGEBRAIC QUANTITIES altitude axis base bisected body centre chord circle circumference co-ordinates Corol cosec cosine cube curve decimal denominator diameter difference differential co-efficient distance divide divisor draw dy dx equal equation Example exponent expression extract feet figure force fraction given gravity Hence hyperbola inches latus rectum least common multiple length logarithm manner monomial multiply nth root number of terms parabola parallel parallelogram perpendicular polynomial Prob PROBLEM PROP proportional quotient radius ratio rectangle reduced right angles rule sides sine specific gravity square root straight line Substituting subtract tangent THEOREM triangle ABC unknown quantity velocity VULGAR FRACTIONS weight whole number yards