A Theoretical and Practical Treatise on Algebra

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Excerpt from A Theoretical and Practical Treatise on Algebra: In Which the Excellencies of the Demonstrative Methods of the French Are Combined With the More Practical Operations of the English, And Concise Solutions Pointed Out and Particularly Inculcated, Designed for Schools, Colleges, and Private StudentsQuantity or magnitude is a general term applied to everything which admits of increase, diminution, and measurement.The measurement of quantity is accomplished by means of an assumed unit or standard of measure, and the unit must be the same, in kind, as the quantity measured. In measuring length, we apply length, as an inch, a yard, or a mile, &c., measuring area, we apply area, as a square inch, foot, or acre, in measuring money, a dollar, pound, &c., , maybe taken for the unit.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.