Comment on “Production” to describe multiplication?
Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 10 months agoIt still is, and I think it’s universal for the English speaking parts of the world.
The result of addition is the sum.
The result of subtraction is the difference.
The result of multiplication is the product.
The result of division is the quotient.
lurch@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
It’s also used in German. AFAIK this kind of math wording is latin based.