Arithmetical Quotes

22 quotes by 18 authors

I then began to study arithmetical questions without any great apparent result, and without suspecting that they could have the least connexion with my previous… — Henri Poincare
When the aggregate amount of solid matter transported by rivers in a given number of centuries from a large continent, shall be reduced to arithmetical… — Charles Lyell
You propound a complicated arithmetical problem: say cubing a number containing four digits. Give me a slate and half an hour's time, and I can… — George Bernard Shaw
Any one who considers arithmetical methods of producing random digits is, of course, in a state of sin. For, as has been pointed out several… — John von Neumann
Those who have a natural talent for calculation are generally quick-witted at every other kind of knowledge; and even the dull, if they have had… — Plato
Population, when unchecked, increases in a geometrical ratio. Subsistence increases only in an arithmetical ratio. A slight acquaintance with numbers will shew the immensity of… — Thomas Malthus
The concentration and reciprocal effect of industry and agriculture conjoin in a growth of productive powers, which increases more in geometrical than in arithmetical proportion. — Friedrich List
It is not the job of mathematicians... to do correct arithmetical operations. It is the job of bank accountants. — Samuil Shatunovsky
In other words these children, by avoiding the early drill on combinations, tables, and that sort of thing, had been able, in one year, to… — Louis P. Benezet
The desire to economize time and mental effort in arithmetical computations, and to eliminate human liability to error is probably as old as the science… — Howard Aiken
The arithmetical symbols are written diagrams and the geometrical figures are graphic formulas. — David Hilbert
Many persons who are not conversant with mathematical studies imagine that because the business of [Babbageâ€™s Analytical Engine] is to give its results in numerical… — Ada Lovelace
Here I beg you to observe in passing that the scruples that prevented ancient writers from using arithmetical terms in geometry, and which can only… — Rene Descartes
The arithmetical machine produces effects that approach nearer to thought than all the actions of animals. But it does nothing that would enable us to… — Blaise Pascal
[P]opulation, when unchecked, goes on doubling itself every twenty-five years, or increases in a geometrical ratio. ... [T]he means of subsistence, under circumstances the most… — Thomas Malthus
It is comforting to reflect that the disproportion of things in the world seems to be only arithmetical. — Franz Kafka
Anyone who considers arithmetical methods of producing random digits is, of course, in a state of sin. — John von Neumann
Sir Richard sighed. "Rid yourself of the notion that I cherish any villainous designs upon your person," he said. "I imagine I might well be… — Georgette Heyer
Logic, n. The art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities of the human misunderstanding. The basic of logic is… — Ambrose Bierce
Iâ€™ll wait for you. Come back. The words were not meaningless, but they didnâ€™t touch him now. It was clear enough - one person waiting… — Ian Mcewan

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