Euclid:Proposition/VII/7

Proposition

In the words of Euclid:

If a number be that part of a number, which a number subtracted is of a number subtracted, the remainder will also be the same part of the remainder that that the whole is of the whole.

(The Elements: Book $\text{VII}$: )


Sources

  • 1926: Sir Thomas L. Heath: Euclid: The Thirteen Books of The Elements: Volume 2 (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Book $\text{VII}$. Propositions
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