 | John Marchant (gent.) - 1764 - 818 pages
...Arithmetic and Geometry are folved. It takes the quantity fought, whether it be a number or a line, as if it were granted, and by means of one or more quantities given, proceeds 1-y confequcncc, till the quantity at Sift only fuppofed to be known, or at leaft forne power thereof,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1768 - 1002 pages
...pecuiiar kind of arith'metick, which takes the quantity fought, whether it be a number or a line, as if it were granted, and by means of one or more quantities given, proceeds by confequence, till the quantity at fuft only fnppoled 'o be known, or at lead fomc powerthereof, is,... | |
 | James Barclay (curate of Edmonton.) - 1792 - 1062 pages
...rtduilion of broken numbers to whole] a branch of ¿rithrne-ic, which takes the quantity fought, as il granted; and, by means of one or more quantities given, proceeds by confequence till the quantity at firlt only fuppofed to be known, or fome power of it, is ¡bund to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1802 - 990 pages
...peculiar kind of aiithmetick, which takes the quantity fought, whether it be a number or a line, as if it were granted, and by means of one or more quantities given, proceeds by conftqncnce, till the quantity at firft only fuppofid to be known, or at leaft feme power thereof,... | |
 | William Nicholson - Natural history - 1809 - 716 pages
...which takes the quantity sought, whether it be a number, or a line, or any other quantity, as if it were granted ; and by means of one or more quantities given, proceeds by a train of deductions, till the quantity at first only supposed to be known, or at least some power... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1816 - 756 pages
...which takes the quantity fought, whether it be a number or a line, or any other quantity, as if it were granted, and, by means of one or more quantities given, proceeds by confequencc, till the quantity at firft only fuppofed to be known, or at lead fome power thereof, is... | |
 | William Nicholson - Arts - 1819 - 432 pages
...which takes the quantity sought, whether it be a number, or a line, or any other quantity, as if it were granted ; and by means of one or more quantities given, proceeds by a train of deductions, till the quantity at first only supposed to be known, or at least some power... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English language - 1828 - 860 pages
...Sea-weed. ALGEBRA, (aT-je-bra) nt A peculiar kind of arithmetick, which takes the quantity sought at if it were granted ; and by means of one or more quantities...given, proceeds by consequence, till the quantity at feat only supposed to b« known, or at least ALI some power thereof, is found to be equal to some quantity... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1832 - 1738 pages
...sought as if it weregranl<«1. and, by means of one 'or more quantities given, proceeds by ccmscqiience, till the quantity at first only supposed to be known,...power thereof, is found to be equal to some quantity <>r quautilics which are known, and consequently itself is known. С1шт}чгя. ALGEimA'K'AL.al-ic-bri'-ekál.... | |
 | William Bolles - English language - 1845 - 954 pages
...J'rt, a'ce, S've, nA', tf, bit', bit', bSf— in', was', if— good'— w, A— y, «, or i— i, u. by means of one or more quantities given, proceeds...supposed to be known, or at least some power thereof, is iband to be equal to some quantity or quantities which are known, and consequently itself is known.... | |
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... is found to be equal to some quantity or quantities which are known, and consequently itself is known. 
