 | 1814 - 596 pages
...because wisdom and strength are brought together in them." p. 12. It is an axiom in natural philosophy, that the whole is equal to the sum of all its parts. Let it ever be remembered as an axiom in moral philosophy, not less certain than the other, that the... | |
 | Nicolas Pike, Dudley Leavitt - Arithmetic - 1826 - 222 pages
...together, be equal to the sum total, the work is supposed to be right. * This rule is founded on the known axiom, that "the whole is equal to the sum of all its parts." The method cf placing the numbers, and carrying for tens, is evident from the nature of notation ;... | |
 | 1832 - 602 pages
...between the whole and its parts — he perceives that the whole is greater than any of its parts, and that the whole is equal to the sum of all its parts. In a similar way his mind receives all its simple ideas of things, and the relations of things, thus... | |
 | George Willson - Arithmetic - 1836 - 202 pages
...and so on, into whatever number of parts a thing or number may be conceived to be divided. It is an axiom, that " the whole is equal to the sum of all its parts ;" and every one will perceive, that 2 halves, 3 thirds, 4 fourths, 5 fifths, 10 tenths, make up the... | |
 | 1836 - 562 pages
...double entry, historically called the Italian method. That method, grounding itself upon the scientific axiom that ' the whole is equal to the sum of all its parts,' is satisfied with nothing less than a perfect equilibrium between the total amount of all the debtor... | |
 | George Willson - Arithmetic - 1838 - 194 pages
...and so on, into whatever number of parts a thing or number may be conceived to be divided. It is an axiom, that " the whole is equal to the sum of all its parts ;" and every one will perceive, that 2 halves, 3 thirds, 4 fourths, 5 fifths, 10 tenths, make up the... | |
 | Roswell Chamberlain Smith - Arithmetic - 1841 - 324 pages
...they will probably be right. 53. The rule as. well as the proof is based1 on the well krown axiom,4 that the whole is equal to the sum of all its parts....methods of proof? 51. 52. What is the reason for both T 53. 1 AD The A. stands for anno, L. for year ; and D. for Domini, L. of our Lord. Henr« Aimo Domini... | |
 | Roswell Chamberlain Smith - Arithmetic - 1842 - 320 pages
...and if the two amounts agree they will probably be right. 53. The rule as well as the proof is based3 on the well known axiom,* that the whole is equal...of proof? 51. 52. What is the reason for both ? 53. 1 AD The A. stands for <tnno, L. for year; nndD. for Domini, L.of our Jjiri.. Hence Anno Domini means,... | |
 | Encyclopaedias, William Waterston - Commerce - 1843 - 724 pages
...ledger must, if correctly posted, be constantly in a state of equilibrium : It follows likewise from the axiom that " the whole is equal to the sum of all its parts," that the balance of the stock account must equal the aggregate balance of all the other accounts. Hence... | |
 | john forbes - 1846 - 626 pages
...morbid predisposition of parent, or grand-parent, may be transmitted to offspring, is founded upon the axiom that the whole is equal to the sum of all its parts ; that as every line and fibre that make up the parent are represented in the offspring, so the qualities... | |
| |
This is no denial of the mathematical proposition that the whole is equal to the sum of all its parts... 
