| Dudley Leavitt - 1830 - 154 σελίδες
...6 : 12 : 24 -H- shows that in this series the ratio is 8, &c. .-. signifies therefore. eg signifies the difference of two quantities when it is not known which of them is greatest ; as, x & y=4. > In algebra, signifies greater than, or that the quantity before it is greater... | |
| James William M'Gauley - 1854 - 284 σελίδες
...must be changed ; without this, the value of the quantity would be altered. 17. The difference between two quantities, when it is not known which of them is the greater, is expressed by <v,. Thus a^b, means that the lesser of the two quantities a and b, whichever of them... | |
| Benjamin Greenleaf - 1864 - 420 σελίδες
...that the quantity b is to be subtracted from the quantity a. The sign — < may be written between two quantities, when it is not known which of them is the greater. Thus, a ,—• b indicates the difference of the two quantities a and b. 16. The SIGN OF MULTIPLICATION,... | |
| Webster Wells - 1879 - 468 σελίδες
...minus b" indicates that the quantity b is to be subtracted from the quantity a. The sign ~ indicates the difference of two quantities when it is not known which of them is the greater. Thus, a ~ b indicates the difference of the two quantities a and b. 14. The Sign of Multiplication,... | |
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