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Upward vs. Up, etc.
"'Upward' and 'up' are distinctly different, there is a world of difference between these words." I remember a (good) math teacher determinedly grinding this into my head. In general, upward and up are interchangeable, but in this circumstance -- we were discussing a function on a Cartesian coordinate plane -- it was a serious issue.
Can someone please distinguish the difference between "upward" and "up," "rightward" and "right," etc., especially in relation to math (algebra)?
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Can someone please distinguish the difference between "upward" and "up," "rightward" and "right," etc., especially in relation to math (algebra)?
Thanks
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Things go up, and by going up, they may have an upward trend! Kev
- Things go up, and by going up, they may have an upward trend!
- Kev
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[nq:1]Can someone please distinguish the difference between "upward" and "up," "rightward" and "right," etc., especially in relation to math (algebra)?[/nq]
The general idea is that if X is a direction, Xward refers to motion in that direction. East is a direction: _Eastward Ho!_ refers to travelling toward the east. A leftward move is a move toward the left.
Indeed,
[nq:1]Can someone please distinguish the difference between "upward" and "up," "rightward" and "right," etc., especially in relation to math (algebra)?[/nq]
The general idea is that if X is a direction, Xward refers to motion in that direction. East is a direction: _Eastward Ho!_ refers to travelling toward the east. A leftward move is a move toward the left.
Indeed,
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