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1. On Algebraical Symbolism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 March 2015

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Extract

The author commenced by proving the propriety of the adoption of the minus sign for quantities of an affection opposite to those affected by the plus sign, and detecting the limits within which this use of the absolute minus was reasonable and effective.

Type
Proceedings 1846-47
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1850

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