 | Edward Cocker - 1729 - 514 pages
...— j fignifieth that j is to be fubftrafted from 8. x Is the Sign of Multiplication, and fignifieth that the Numbers between which it is placed, are to be multiplied together ; as 6x8 fignifieth that 6 and 8 are to be multiplied together. = Is a Sign of Equality, and fignifieth... | |
 | Oliver Welch - Arithmetic - 1812 - 236 pages
...— 4 signifies that 4 must be taken from 16. X Is the sign o. Multiplication ; and denotes that all the numbers, between which it is placed, are to be multiplied together. Thus, 9X9 signifies that 9 is to be multiplied by 9, or 9 X 9 X 9 must be multiplied. — Is the sign of... | |
 | Anthony Nesbit - Surveying - 1824 - 476 pages
...also, AB — CD, signifies that the line CD is to be subtracted from the line AB. The sign X denotes that the numbers, between which it is placed, are to be multiplied together ; as 5X3 (read 5 multiplied by 3) = 15. The sign -f. signifies division; as 15 -j- 3 (read 15 divided... | |
 | 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 =... | |
 | Ira Wanzer - Arithmetic - 1831 - 408 pages
...thus, 8 minus 5, or the difference of 8 and 5. X Into, or with ; the sign of Multiplication, signifying that the numbers between which it is placed, are to be multiplied together. Thus, 8x2, signifies that 8 is to be multiplied by 2, and is- read, 8 into 2, or the product ofS and 2. *... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Arithmetic - 1841 - 200 pages
...16—4 signifies that 4 must be taken from 16. X Is the sign of Multiplication; and denotes that all the numbers, between which it is placed, are to be multiplied together. Thus 9X9 signifies that 9 is to be multiplied by 9, or 9X9X9 must be multiplied. -f- Is the sign of Division;... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Charles Bathurst (schoolmaster.) - 1842 - 158 pages
...3 means that 3 is to be subtracted from 4. X Multiplied into, the sign of Multiplication, signifies that the numbers between which it is placed are to be multiplied together ; thus 3x4 means that 3 is to be multiplied by 4. -4- Divided by, the sign of division, signifies that the... | |
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It shows that the numbers between which it is placed are to be multiplied together ; thus, the expression 7 x 5 = 35 is read, 7 multiplied by 5 is equal to 35. 
