单词 | plus quantity |
释义 | > as lemmasplus quantity plus quantity n. a quantity which is preceded by a plus sign; (gen.) a positive quantity. ΚΠ 1850 E. Loomis Treat. on Algebra 25 Hence a plus quantity multiplied by a minus quantity gives minus, and a minus quantity multiplied by a minus quantity gives plus. 1862 J. Ruskin Unto this Last 131 The plus quantities..make a very positive and venerable appearance in the world. 1961 C. Ernst tr. K. Rahner Theol. Investig. I. iii. 45 The decisive feature of such a change is not ‘progress’ in the sense of acquiring a sort of plus-quantity of knowledge. < as lemmas |
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