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I'm trying to mentally summarize the names of the operands for basic operations. I've got this so far: Addition: Augend + Addend = Sum. Subtraction: Minuend - Subtrahend = Difference. …

Mar 7, 2016 · If adding is the sum of two numbers, Subtraction is the removal of a number from another. Multiplication is x x lots of y y. Division is splitting x x between y y. Powers are …

May 20, 2013 · Many years ago, I noticed that 987654321/123456789 = 8.0000000729 … 987654321 / 123456789 = 8.0000000729. I sent it in to Martin Gardner at Scientific American …

I'm looking for clear mathematical rules on rounding a number to $n$ decimal places. Everything seems perfectly clear for positive numbers. Here is for example what I ...

The term arithmetic underflow (or "floating point underflow", or just "underflow") is a condition in a computer program where the result of a calculation is a number of smaller absolute value than …

Apr 13, 2012 · Are there some good overviews of basic formulas about addition, multiplication and exponentiation of cardinals (preferably available online)?

Sep 14, 2011 · If multiplication is not repeated addition, what is it? How do you define multiplication? All of us had to memorize the multiplication table in elementary school, but how …

My daughter is stuck on the concept that $$2^0 = 1,$$ having the intuitive expectation that it be equal to zero. I have tried explaining it, but I guess not well enough. How would you explain the

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