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
Since the middle term of the trinomial is 5x, the factors in the first case will work.
From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020
You have to be very careful to choose factors to make sure you get the correct sign for the middle term, too.
From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020
We’ll work one now where the middle term is negative.
From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020
The upádhi or "condition" limits a too general middle term; it is defined as "that which always accompanies the major term, but does not always accompany the middle."
From The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha Review of the Different Systems of Hindu Philosophy by Acharya, Madhava
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