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40
has definitions from the field of mathematics
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[ adjective ] being ten more than thirty
Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)In their first three games , the Longhorns have had the ball 41 times and scored 16 times , or 40 per_cent their total passing yardage in three games , 447 on 30 completions in 56 attempts , is only 22 yards short of their total passing yardage in 1959 , when they made 469 on 37 completions in 86 tries . (Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)And so it was over the weekend what with 40 - year old Warren_Spahn pitching his no-hit masterpiece against the Giants and the Giants ' Willie_Mays retaliating with a record tying 4 - homer spree Sunday . And one of the Milwaukee rookies sighed and remarked , `` Wish I was 40 , and a top grade big_leaguer . (The Christian Science Monitor,...)During the making recently of an important Biblical film , some 40 volumes of research material and sketches not_only of costumes and interiors , but of architectural developments , sports_arenas , vehicles , and other paraphernalia were compiled , consulted , and complied with . (James A. Ibers et al., "Proton magnetic resonance...)One measurement at 40 Mc / sec was obtained with the Varian model **f unit . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (mathematics) the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four
Used in print (Grants-in-Aid and Other Financial Assistance...)Determine the ratio of 40 % to the average per_capita income of the United_States . ( Divide 40 by the amount used in item 2 above . ) Determine for each State ( except the Virgin_Islands , Guam , Puerto_Rico , and , prior to 1962 , Alaska and hawaii ) , that percentage which bears the same ratio to 40 % as the particular State 's average per_capita income bears to the average per_capita income of the United_States . Related terms |
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