> On Jun 17, 2014, at 1:16 PM, Matt Faunce <mattfau...@gmail.com> wrote: > > In arithmetic the term 'division' once meant that your result could only > amount to something less than the original amount. Today the term has been > expanded to where it can be used to represent ratios like 2/6.
Wow. Lack of sleep… I wanted to say that you can divide a number by a fraction of 1 and get a result greater than the starting number. Eg., 2 divided by 1/3 = 6. Which some people thought should properly be represented as 2:1/3 = 6:1 and division is improper. Matt
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