[Search for users] [Overall Top Noters] [List of all Conferences] [Download this site]

Conference rusure::math

Title:Mathematics at DEC
Moderator:RUSURE::EDP
Created:Mon Feb 03 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2083
Total number of notes:14613

1687.0. "Is there a formal name for the "long division" symbol?" by DANGER::HADUCH () Fri Oct 30 1992 12:42

This is not a sophisticated mathematics problem, but this is a question
which I have been unable to answer.

Is there an official name for the "symbol" that is used to perform long
division, (formed by the right parenthesis and the underscore characters
in the following representation) :

           __________
	23 ) 391

My son's first grade teacher asked the question, and after checking a few
sources, we cannot find a clear answer.  My wife consulted a book on
preparing math problems in Braille, and they referred to it as the
"division symbol" and "separating line."

If anyone can give a definitive answer, it would be appreciated. Thanks!

	-ken
T.RTitleUserPersonal
Name
DateLines
1687.1PIANST::JANZENFor Hire: S/W Senr EngFri Oct 30 1992 12:494
	the CRC math tables book had a list of symbols in the back, but I
	don't it handy.  The new handbook of the mathematical sciences might
	have that list as well.
tom