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How to express [a + b + c = 3]?
Hello,Could I do the expression this way :The augend “a” to which b and c added equals 3?Or the augend is made to the addition of b and c and equals 3?Thank you for your help. or a plus b plus c is / equals 3?
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In the the arithmetical equation A+B=C, "A" is the augend, "B" is the addend, and "C" is the sum. The augend plus the addend equals the sum. or The augend added to the addend equals the sum.
- In the the arithmetical equation A+B=C, "A" is the augend, "B" is the addend, and "C" is the sum.
- The augend plus the addend equals the sum.
- or The augend added to the addend equals the sum.
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In the the arithmetical equation A+B=C, "A" is the augend, "B" is the addend, and "C" is the sum.
The augend plus the addend equals the sum.
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The augend added to the addend equals the sum.
The augend plus the addend equals the sum.
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The augend added to the addend equals the sum.
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I have never heard the term "augend" in my life, and neither has my daughter, who has studied a lot more math than I have. (When I learned math, in "a+b=c" both a and b were called "addends.")
If you want to express "a+b+c=3" in words, the natural way is "a plus b plus c equals 3."
If you want to express "a+b+c=3" in words, the natural way is "a plus b plus c equals 3."
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Here is the reference (which I should have included).
Augend is rarely used, but it does exist.
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/augend
Augend is rarely used, but it does exist.
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/augend
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Hello JohnParis,Thank you for you giving the learned expressions that is a precious answer.
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Oh, I didn't doubt that it existed -- I just didn't want anyone to think it was in common use.
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