Dec-30th-2008
SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS.
| adj. | Adjective. |
| v. | Verb. |
| q.v. | “Which see.’ |
| / | A mark of division, as A/B, meaning “A divided by B.” |
| ./. | The same as above. |
| [Transcriber's note: / will be substituted for this divide symbol.] | |
| = | A mark of equality, meaning “is equal to.” |
| X | A mark of multiplication, meaning “multiplied by.” |
| [Transcriber's note: * will be substituted for this divide symbol.] |
Fractional exponents indicate the roots expressed by their denominators
and the powers expressed by their numerators. Thus, A^1/2 means the
“square root of A;” A^1/3 means the “cube root of A;” B^3/2 means the
“square root of the cube or third power of B.”
The use of powers of ten, as 10^10, 10^11, as multipliers, will be found
explained at length in the definition “Ten, Powers of.”
