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... QUANTITY , or MAGNITUDE , is any thing that will admit of increase or de- crease ; or that is capable of any sort of calculation or mensuration such as , numbers , lines , space , time , motion , weight . 2. MATHEMATICS is the science ...
... QUANTITY , or MAGNITUDE , is any thing that will admit of increase or de- crease ; or that is capable of any sort of calculation or mensuration such as , numbers , lines , space , time , motion , weight . 2. MATHEMATICS is the science ...
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... quantity of gold is to the same weight of standard silver , nearly as 15 to 1 , or more nearly as 15 and 1-14th to 1 . Pure gold , free from mixture with other metals , usually called fine gold , is of such purity of nature , that it ...
... quantity of gold is to the same weight of standard silver , nearly as 15 to 1 , or more nearly as 15 and 1-14th to 1 . Pure gold , free from mixture with other metals , usually called fine gold , is of such purity of nature , that it ...
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... quantity of trench in 14 hours , in how many hours will 6 men dig the like quantity ? Here it is evident that 6 men , being more than 3 , will perform an equal quantity of work in less time , or C fewer hours . Or thus ; if 6 men ...
... quantity of trench in 14 hours , in how many hours will 6 men dig the like quantity ? Here it is evident that 6 men , being more than 3 , will perform an equal quantity of work in less time , or C fewer hours . Or thus ; if 6 men ...
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... quantity of walling ; how many stones of 2 feet long will raise a like quantity ? Ans . 9528 . 13. What must be given for a piece of silver weighing 73 lb. 5 oz . 15 dwts . at the rate of 5s . 9d . per ounce ? Ans . 2537. 10s . Oåd . 14 ...
... quantity of walling ; how many stones of 2 feet long will raise a like quantity ? Ans . 9528 . 13. What must be given for a piece of silver weighing 73 lb. 5 oz . 15 dwts . at the rate of 5s . 9d . per ounce ? Ans . 2537. 10s . Oåd . 14 ...
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... quantity , as in Single Fellowship , into shares in proportion to these products , by saying , As the total sum of all the said products , Is to the whole gain or loss , or quantity to be parted , So is each particular product , To the ...
... quantity , as in Single Fellowship , into shares in proportion to these products , by saying , As the total sum of all the said products , Is to the whole gain or loss , or quantity to be parted , So is each particular product , To the ...
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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