middle term
Britishnoun
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But stagnant employment has become a drag on the economy for at least the middle term.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
Notice that in the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, the middle term has a variable, x, and its square, x2, is the variable part of the first term.
From Textbooks • May 6, 2020
We’ll work one now where the middle term is negative.
From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020
The middle term of the Binomial Squares Pattern, 2ab , is twice the product of the two terms of the binomial.
From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020
By the use of such symbols propositions could be reduced to the form of equations, and the syllogistic conclusion from two premises was obtained by eliminating the middle term according to ordinary algebraic rules.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various
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