 | John Bonnycastle - Algebra - 1813 - 456 pages
...both signify the quotient of b divided by a; and signifies that a— b is to be divided by a + c. — equal to, the sign of equality; signifying that the...quantities a and b\ and is read x equal to a plus b. =c identical to, or the sign of equivalence, signifying that the expressions between which it is placed... | |
 | Peter Fleming - Surveying - 1815 - 250 pages
...quantities is also expressed by placing the divisor below the A dividend, as j£ = Equal to, signifies that the quantities between which it is placed are equal to each other, as A— B, that is, A is equal to B. This sign, called a vmculurn, when placed over quantities, signifies... | |
 | John Bonnycastle - Algebra - 1818 - 284 pages
...equality ; signifying that the quantities between which it is placed are equal to each other. Thus, x=a + b shows that the quantity denoted by x is equal to...quantities a and b ; and is read x equal to a plus b. = identical to, or the sign of equivalence ; signifying that the expressions between which it is placed... | |
 | John Bonnycastle - Algebra - 1818 - 326 pages
...signify the quotient of 6 divided by o; and ^- signifies that a — b is to be divided by o+c. ^P = equal to, the sign of equality ; signifying that the...which it is placed are equal to each other. Thus, x=a + b shows that the quantity denoted by z i^B^ual to the sum of the quantities a 'and b ; and is... | |
 | John Bonnycastle - Algebra - 1825 - 336 pages
...the quotient of 6 diet vided by a; and — — signifies that a— b is to be divided a+c by o+c. = equal to, the sign of equality ; signifying that the...which it is placed are equal to each other. Thus, x=a-\-b shows that the quantity denoted by x is equal to the sum of the quantities a and 6 ; and is... | |
 | James Wood - Algebra - 1825 - 322 pages
...that the quaatity represented by ab — cd is to be multiplied by itself. (56.) = Equal to, signifies that the quantities between which it is placed are equal to each other; thus, ax-by = cd + ad, signifies that the quantity ax — by is equal to the quantity cd + ad. (57.) The... | |
 | Enoch Lewis - Algebra - 1826 - 180 pages
...с : d, may be read, a has to b the same ratio that с has to d. •*• 10. = equal to, signifies that the quantities between which it is placed, are equal to each other; thus, o+c =a — d-\-e, is a combination, called an equation, which signifies, that when the operations indicated... | |
 | John Bonnycastle - Algebra - 1834 - 330 pages
...; signifying that the quantities between which it is placed are equal to each other. Thus, a;=:a~f- b shows that the quantity denoted by x is equal to the sum of the quantities a, and6 ; and is read x equal to a plus b. Any two algebraic expressions are said to be identical, when... | |
 | John Bonnycastle - 1836 - 296 pages
...signify the quotient of 6 divided Cb by a ; and signifies that a — 4is to be divided by a + c. a+c = equal to, the sign of equality ; signifying that the...the quantity denoted by x is equal to the sum of the numbers, or quantities, a and b ; and is read x equal to a plus b. apt identical to, or the sign of... | |
 | William Whewell - 1837 - 226 pages
...a line, brackets are sometimes used, as (ab -cd)2, {a -b + c} . {d - e}. 10. = Equal to> signifies that the quantities between which it is placed are equal to each other, thus ax - by = cd + ad, signifies that the quantity ax —Jby is equal to the quantity cd + ad. 11. The... | |
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