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  • 51Borrowed — Borrow Bor row, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Borrowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Borrowing}.] [OE. borwen, AS. borgian, fr. borg, borh, pledge; akin to D. borg, G. borg; prob. fr. root of AS. beorgan to protect. ?95. See 1st {Borough}.] 1. To receive from… …

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  • 52Borrowing — Borrow Bor row, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Borrowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Borrowing}.] [OE. borwen, AS. borgian, fr. borg, borh, pledge; akin to D. borg, G. borg; prob. fr. root of AS. beorgan to protect. ?95. See 1st {Borough}.] 1. To receive from… …

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  • 53Deduction — De*duc tion, n. [L. deductio: cf. F. d[ e]duction.] 1. Act or process of deducing or inferring. [1913 Webster] The deduction of one language from another. Johnson. [1913 Webster] This process, by which from two statements we deduce a third, is… …

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  • 54minuend — min u*end, n. [L. minuendus to be diminished, fr. minuere to lessen, diminish. See {Minish}.] (Arith.) In the process of subtraction[2], the number from which another number (the subtrahend) is to be subtracted, to find the difference. [1913… …

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  • 55Subtracter — Sub*tract er, n. 1. One who subtracts. [1913 Webster] 2. The subtrahend. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 56To borrow trouble — Borrow Bor row, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Borrowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Borrowing}.] [OE. borwen, AS. borgian, fr. borg, borh, pledge; akin to D. borg, G. borg; prob. fr. root of AS. beorgan to protect. ?95. See 1st {Borough}.] 1. To receive from… …

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  • 57minuend — noun Etymology: Latin minuendum, neuter of minuendus, gerundive of minuere to lessen more at minor Date: 1706 a number from which the subtrahend is to be subtracted …

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  • 58Binary-coded decimal — In computing and electronic systems, binary coded decimal (BCD) is a digital encoding method for numbers using decimal notation, with each decimal digit represented by its own binary sequence. In BCD, a numeral is usually represented by four bits …

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  • 59Euthanasia — For mercy killings performed on animals, see Animal euthanasia. Part of a series on …

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  • 60List of Latin words with English derivatives — This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English (and other modern languages). Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article both… …

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