 | Osgood Carleton - Arithmetic - 1810 - 264 pages
...20«.= ^. 1. ie ¿ twenty shillings are equal to one pouna, Sec. The sign of Addition, and signifies that the numbers between which it is placed are to be added together, to discover their sum ; thus, 5+3 = 8. ie 5 more, 3 are equal to 8 ; or if 5 and 3 are added together,... | |
 | John Penrose (teacher of arithmetic.) - Arithmetic - 1824 - 320 pages
...shall be equal to the sum of the given numbers. This character + Plus, denotes addition, and shows that the numbers between which it is placed are to be added together. thue 5 + 2 + 6, signifies that to the number 5, we are to add the number 2, and to their sum add six,... | |
 | Anthony Nesbit - Surveying - 1824 - 476 pages
...equal ; as 4 poles — 22 yards = 1 chain = 100 links. The sign + (called plus, or more) signifies that the numbers between which it is placed, are to be added together; as 9 + 6 (read 9 plus 6) = 15. Geometrical lines are generally represented by capital letters ; then... | |
 | Olinthus Gregory - Mathematics - 1834 - 472 pages
...to express operations or results in computation. Thus, The sign -f- (plus) belongs to addition, and indicates that the numbers between which it is placed are to be added together. Thus, 54-7 expresses the sum of 5 and 7, or that 5 and 7 are to be added together. The sign — (minus) indicates... | |
 | Charles Guilford Burnham - Arithmetic - 1837 - 266 pages
...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 4 (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 remainder after... | |
 | Charles Guilford Burnham - Arithmetic - 1841 - 324 pages
...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 4 (plus... | |
 | Charles Bathurst (schoolmaster.) - 1842 - 158 pages
...SIGNS MADE USE OF IN THE FOLLOWING WORK. + Plus or more, the sign of addition, signifies that the two numbers between which it is placed are to be added together; thus 3+4 means that3 is to be added to 4. — Minus or less, the sign of subtraction, signifies that the... | |
 | W. H. CRANK - Arithmetic - 1843 - 340 pages
...Division, Involution, and Evolution. + is called plus, and indicates Addition; signifying, that any numbers between which it is placed are to be added together. Thus 5 + 6, means that 5 is to be added to 6; or the sum of 5 and 6. — is called minus, and indicates Subtraction... | |
 | Nathan Daboll - Arithmetic - 1843 - 254 pages
...Sigtis. 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 remainder after... | |
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The sign, + , which is read plus, indicates that the numbers between which it is placed are to be added ; thus, 6 + 4, means, that 4 is to be added to 6. 
