 | Edward Cocker - 1729 - 514 pages
...fubtra&ed from the Sdm of a and b. XV. ThisCharader (x) is the Sign of Multiplication, and fignifieth that the Numbers or Quantities between which it is placed, are to be multiplied together ; 354x5 fignifieth the Produe* of 4 and 5, which is20j fo 3x5x8 fignifieth the... | |
 | Daniel Fenning - Algebra - 1751 - 272 pages
...CHARACTERS ufed in ALGEBRA. I. "THIS Character ( + ) is the Sign of Addl-*• tien, and fignifies, that the Numbers or Quantities between which it is placed, are to be added together in one Sum. Thus, 3 + 5 ftews, that 3 and 5 are to be added together. It ftands for the Word more alfo. Thus,... | |
 | William Savage - Documents, Printing of - 1841 - 836 pages
...consideration in a library. GEOMETRICAL CHARACTERS. + plus, or more, the sign of addition ; signifying that the numbers or quantities between which it is placed are to be added together. — т In us, or less, the sign of subtraction ; signifying that the latter of the two quantities between... | |
 | John Budge - 1845 - 248 pages
...the hypothenuse and perpendicular will, proportion+plus, or more, the sign of addition ; signifying that the numbers or quantities between which it is placed are to be added together. — minus, or less, the sign of subtraction ; denoting that the lesser of the two quantities between... | |
 | Janet Taylor - Nautical astronomy - 1851 - 674 pages
...prefixed to it, is called a negative quantity. x into or by Is the sign of multiplication, and denotes that the numbers, or quantities between which it is placed, are to be multiplied together, thus 7x8, signifies 7 multiplied by 8, and axbxc, shews that the quantities represented... | |
 | John Budge - Mining engineering - 1854 - 248 pages
...perpendicular will, proportionably, be diminished. +plus, or more, the sign of addition ; signifying that the numbers or quantities between which it is placed are to be added together. —minus, or less, the sign of subtraction ; denoting that the less of the two quantities between which... | |
 | Mineral industries - 1857 - 604 pages
...proportionably, be diminished. nimtration of tfie Characters -f- plus or more, the sign of addition ; signifying that the numbers or quantities between which it is placed are to be added together. — minus, or lets, the sign of subtraction ; denoting that the lesser of the two quantities between... | |
 | James Thomson - 1880 - 408 pages
...be. The sign + , called plus, is employed in arithmetic and other parts of mathematics, to signify that the numbers or quantities between which it is placed, are to be added together ; and the sign = , Ciilled the sign of equality, is used to denote, that tho numbers or quantities... | |
 | William Frederick Durand - Marine engineering - 1901 - 738 pages
...commonly met with are the following: — + The sign of addition called plus. This means that the two numbers or quantities between which it is placed are to be added. Thus 12 -[- 3 is read 12 plus 3 and means that 12 and 3 are to be added, the result being 15. — The... | |
 | William Frederick Durand - Marine engineering - 1917 - 1012 pages
...most commonly met with are the following: + The sign of addition called plus. This means that the two numbers or quantities between which it is placed are to be added. Thus 12 + 3 is read 12 plus 3 and means that 12 and 3 are to be added, the result being 15. — The... | |
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MATHEMATICAL SIGNS, SYMBOLS AND OPERATIONS Mathematical signs are simply shorthand methods of indicating mathematical language. Those most commonly met with are the following: + The sign of addition called plus. This means that the two numbers or quantities... 
