Euclid:Proposition/VII/8
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Proposition
In the words of Euclid:
- If a number be the same parts of a number that a number subtracted is of a number subtracted, the remainder will also be the same parts of the remainder that the whole is of the whole.
(The Elements: Book $\text{VII}$: Proposition $8$)
Sources
- 1926: Sir Thomas L. Heath: Euclid: The Thirteen Books of The Elements: Volume 2 (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Book $\text{VII}$. Propositions