Beecham's help to scholars : containing arithmetical tables and signs, weights and measures, tables of the metric system, geographical & drawing definitions, and other useful information arranged progressively / Thos. Beecham.

Beecham, Thomas

Date:: 1898

Credit: Beecham's help to scholars : containing arithmetical tables and signs, weights and measures, tables of the metric system, geographical & drawing definitions, and other useful information arranged progressively / Thos. Beecham. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$ARITHMETICAL TERMS, SIGNS, &c. All computations in Arithmetic are performed by one of the processes known as ADDITION, SUBTRACTION, MULTIPLICATION, AND DIVISION. The terms used in Multiplication are:— {a) The Multiplier, or number That Multiplies. (b) The Multiplicand, or number to be Multiplied (c) The Product, or result of the Multiplication. The terms used in Division are:— (a) The Dividend, or number to be divided. (b) The Divisor, or number by which you divide. (c) The Quotient, or result of the division. To find the Sum, add the numbers. ,, ,, Difference, subtract. ,, ,, ,, Product, multiply. ,, ,, ,, Quotient, divide. * -j- plus or more signifies addition, as — minus or less ,, subtraction ,, X multiplied by , -f- divided by , — equal to ,. .*. signifies therefore. multiplication ,, division ,, equality ,, V signifies because. 6 + 3 = 9 8 — 5 = 3 4X2 = 8 8 — 4 = 2 3 + 2 = 5 I ;; * are the signs of proportion. 6 : 14 !! 18 t 42 means, as 6 is to 14 so is 18 to 42. \f sign of square root, as +9 = 3 + > > 11 cube ,, ,, 'yj 2 7 = 3 ( ) | | [ ] are brackets, all quantities between them are treated as one. D or d signifies Denarii or pence. S or s ,, Solidi or shillings. L or £ „ Librae or pounds. °/o „ per cent.$