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2. Mathematics - Wikipedia

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   Other technical terms are words of the common language that are used in an accurate meaning that may differ slightly from their common meaning. For example, in mathematics, " or " means "one, the other or both", while, in common language, it is either ambiguous or means "one or the other but not both" (in mathematics, the latter is called ...

3. History of mathematical notation - Wikipedia

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   The two widely used arithmetic symbols are addition and subtraction, + and −. The plus sign was used starting around 1351 by Nicole Oresme [48] and publicized in his 1360 in his work Algorismus proportionum. [49] It is thought an abbreviation for "et", meaning "and" in Latin, in much the same way the ampersand sign also began as

4. Addition - Wikipedia

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   Addition. 3 + 2 = 5 with apples, a popular choice in textbooks [ 1] Addition (usually signified by the plus symbol +) is one of the four basic operations of arithmetic, the other three being subtraction, multiplication and division. [ 2] The addition of two whole numbers results in the total amount or sum of those values combined.

5. Subtraction - Wikipedia

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   Subtraction is an operation that represents removal of objects from a collection. [ 1] For example, in the adjacent picture, there are 5 − 2 peaches—meaning 5 peaches with 2 taken away, resulting in a total of 3 peaches. Therefore, the difference of 5 and 2 is 3; that is, 5 − 2 = 3.

6. Arithmetic - Wikipedia

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   Definition, etymology, and related fields. Arithmetic is the fundamental branch of mathematics that studies numbers and their operations. In particular, it deals with numerical calculations using the arithmetic operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. [ 1] In a wider sense, it also includes exponentiation, extraction ...

7. Online Etymology Dictionary - Wikipedia

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   Online Etymology Dictionary. The Online Etymology Dictionary or Etymonline, sometimes abbreviated as OED (not to be confused with the Oxford English Dictionary, which the site often cites), is a free online dictionary that describes the origins of English words, written and compiled by Douglas R. Harper. [ 1]

8. Elementary arithmetic - Wikipedia

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   Elementary arithmetic is a branch of mathematics involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Due to its low level of abstraction, broad range of application, and position as the foundation of all mathematics, elementary arithmetic is generally the first branch of mathematics taught in schools. [ 1][ 2]

9. Glossary of mathematical symbols - Wikipedia

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   Glossary of mathematical symbols. A mathematical symbol is a figure or a combination of figures that is used to represent a mathematical object, an action on mathematical objects, a relation between mathematical objects, or for structuring the other symbols that occur in a formula. As formulas are entirely constituted with symbols of various ...