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Our observer might think to summarize the results of many such observations by introducing a label or variable to signify any shape of branch whatever, writing something like the following:
 
Our observer might think to summarize the results of many such observations by introducing a label or variable to signify any shape of branch whatever, writing something like the following:
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<p><center><math>\mathrm{Figure~17.~~Noting~a~Pattern}</math></center></p>
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Observations like that, made about an arithmetic of any variety, germinated by their summarizations, are the root of all algebra.
 
Observations like that, made about an arithmetic of any variety, germinated by their summarizations, are the root of all algebra.
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