Problems in Arithmetic; Oral and Written for Supplementary or Independent Use in Higher Grades - Tapa blanda

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903. Excerpt: ... PROBLEMS IN ARITHMETIC Definitions These definitions, arranged alphabetically, are given here mainly for reference. They may be used, if teachers desire, for review purposes. Acceptance. The formal agreement by signature of a drawee to pay a draft according to its terms. Acute Angle. An angle sharper than a right angle. Addend. A number to be added to another. Addition. The process of combining numbers, two by two, into one sum. Agent or Correspondent. One employed to transact business for another. Aliquot Part. The quotient of any number divided by an integer. Altitude. Height. Measured by a straight line perpendicular to the line of the base, and extending from it to the highest point. Amount. The result of addition; in computing interest, interest and principal added. Angle. The divergence from a common point of two lines having different directions. Antecedent. The first term of a ratio; the dividend. Arabic System of Notation. So called because it came into Europe from Arabia, and was brought by Arabs from India. Arc. Any portion of a circumference. Area. The size or total contents of a surface. Assessment. Money collected from shareholders in stock companies to meet losses or expenses. Assessors. Officers who estimate the value of taxable property and apportion the tax to be raised. Average of Accounts. The process of finding the equated time for the payment of. the balance of an account. Bank. A corporation formed to trade in money and securities, or for the custody and loaning of money. Bank Discount. The allowance made to a bank by the holder of a note for having it paid to him before maturity. Base. The line or surface on which a figure is supposed to stand. The number of which a percentage is taken. Bill. An itemized statement showing to whom a...