Comment on “Production” to describe multiplication?
Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 1 week 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 1 week ago
It’s also used in German. AFAIK this kind of math wording is latin based.