From: Dave Marain <marain@rih.org>
To: Teacher2Teacher Public Discussion
Date: 2001042013:05:19
Subject: Re: Trivia re long division

Dinyar,
Based on my recollection of this, the horizontal bar is a grouping
symbol that appears in fractions (separating numerator and
denominator), square roots (the radical symbol is ONLY the check
mark!), repeating decimals, etc.  The parenthesis part is just a
separator between the divisor and the dividend and, in other cultures,
it appears differently (ever see "upside down division?"). I'm sure
others will have different interpretations, but this is what I
believe!
Dave

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