The Common Sense of the Exact SciencesD. Appleton, 1891 - 271 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 33
... greater than the first . In the same way , when I multiply together two numbers I know that there is always a product , and I am therefore free to use such a symbol as 4 × 5 , because I know that there is some number that is denoted by ...
... greater than the first . In the same way , when I multiply together two numbers I know that there is always a product , and I am therefore free to use such a symbol as 4 × 5 , because I know that there is some number that is denoted by ...
Σελίδα 99
... greater part has been counted by reference to some standard quantity . We may thus describe weight and time , and indeed quantities of any kind whatever , by means of the lengths of lines ; and in what follows , therefore , we shall ...
... greater part has been counted by reference to some standard quantity . We may thus describe weight and time , and indeed quantities of any kind whatever , by means of the lengths of lines ; and in what follows , therefore , we shall ...
Σελίδα 101
... greater or less than another ; or , to put it more precisely , that amount of stretching or squeezing which must be applied to the latter in order to produce the former , is called the ratio of the two quantities . If a and b are any ...
... greater or less than another ; or , to put it more precisely , that amount of stretching or squeezing which must be applied to the latter in order to produce the former , is called the ratio of the two quantities . If a and b are any ...
Σελίδα 103
... greater , say , the side of a square in its diagonal . The answer in this case is , once and a piece over . Let the piece left over be called a . We then go on to try how many times this remainder , a , is contained in the side of the ...
... greater , say , the side of a square in its diagonal . The answer in this case is , once and a piece over . Let the piece left over be called a . We then go on to try how many times this remainder , a , is contained in the side of the ...
Σελίδα 107
... greater result is naturally looked upon as an operation which under like circumstances will always produce a greater effect . Now we will make our definition of the fourth proportional depend upon the very natural assumption that , if ...
... greater result is naturally looked upon as an operation which under like circumstances will always produce a greater effect . Now we will make our definition of the fourth proportional depend upon the very natural assumption that , if ...
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