 | Robert Goodacre - 1839 - 320 σελίδες
...the number proposed. The extracting of roots, in general, is the finding out of some number, which, being multiplied by itself a certain number of times, will produce the quantity first given. The extracting of roots is frequently called Evolution, and the raising of powers,... | |
 | Charles Davies - 1842 - 368 σελίδες
...gives an idea of the brevity of algebraic language. 16. The root of a quantity, is a quantity which being multiplied by itself a certain number of times will produce the given quantity. The sign i/ , is called the radical sign, and when prefixed to a quantity, indicates... | |
 | Charles DAVIES (LL.D.) - 1843 - 348 σελίδες
...Involution : it teaches how to find the root when the power is known. The root is that number which being multiplied by itself a certain number of times will produce the given power. The square root of a number is that number which being multiplied by itself once will... | |
 | Charles Davies - 1844 - 356 σελίδες
...Involution : it teaches how to find the root when the power is known. The root is that number which being multiplied by itself a certain number of times will produce the given power. The square root of a number is that number which being multiplied by, itself once will... | |
 | Charles Davies - 1845 - 382 σελίδες
...example shows the brevity of the algebraic language. 16. The root of a quantity, is a quantity which being multiplied by itself a certain number of times, will produce the given quantity. The sign y , is called the radical sign, and when prefixed to a quantity, indicates... | |
 | Charles Davies - 1847 - 368 σελίδες
...Involution : it teaches how to find the root when the power is known. The root is that number which being multiplied by itself a certain number of times, will produce the given power. The square root of a number is that number which being multiplied by itself once, will... | |
 | Peter Nicholson, Joseph Gwilt - 1848 - 750 σελίδες
...square of 3f or V ^ з7 х Ч = W= nu = 11-56EVOLUTION, OR EXTRACTION OF ROOTS. DEFINITION. — The root of any given number or power is such a number,...multiplications made of it to produce the given power is 0,1, 2, 3, &c. that is, the name of the root is taken from the number which exceeds the multiplications... | |
 | Charles Davies - 1850 - 412 σελίδες
...Involution : it teaches how to find the root when the power is known. The root 'is that number which being multiplied by itself a certain number of times, will produce the given power. The square root of a number is that number which being multiplied by itself once, will... | |
 | Joseph Bateman - 1852 - 376 σελίδες
...last by the continual product of the first terms ; the quotient will be the answer.* V. EVOLUTION. The root of any given number or power is such a number as being multiplicd by itself a certain number of times will (58.) 53 gallons of spirits, at 10s. per gallon,... | |
 | Robert Wallace - 1870 - 164 σελίδες
...themselves are the results of the multiplication. (14.) The root of a quantity is a quantity which, being multiplied by itself a certain number of times, will produce the given quantity. I/ is called the radical sign, and when prefixed to a quantity indicates that its root... | |
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ROOT of any given number, or power, is such a number as, being multiplied by itself a certain number of times, will produce the power ;. and it is denominated the first, second, third, fourth, fcfc. 
