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of x y

pg040 Secondly, let us suppose that we have selected a certain Adjunct, which we may call “ m ”, and have subdivided the x y -Class into the two Classes whose Differentiæ are m and m′ , and that we have assigned the N.W. Inner Cell to the one (which we may call “the Class of x y m -Things”, or “the x y m -Class”), and the N.W. Outer Cell to the other (which we may call “the Class of x y m′ -Things”, or “the x y m′ -Class”).
— from Symbolic Logic by Lewis Carroll

order x y

Arrange the Attributes in the order x , y , m .
— from Symbolic Logic by Lewis Carroll

Outer x y

〃〃 Outer 〃 x y m North- West Quarter, Inner Portion.
— from Symbolic Logic by Lewis Carroll

Outer x y

〃〃〃 Outer 〃 x y′ m 〃 East 〃 Inner 〃 x y′ m′ 〃〃〃 Outer 〃 x′
— from Symbolic Logic by Lewis Carroll

of X Y

He does not say "A., B., and C. are bad poets or novelists," but when he says "The work of X., Y., and Z. is in such and such respects the most important work in verse (or prose) since so and so," then A., B., and C. are aggrieved.
— from Ezra Pound: His Metric and Poetry by T. S. (Thomas Stearns) Eliot

of x y

The angular velocities of an element of fluid at a point x , y , z , about the axes of x , y , z are shown to be ½ ( ∂ w ⁄ ∂ y − ∂ v ⁄ ∂ z ), etc.
— from Lord Kelvin: An account of his scientific life and work by Andrew Gray

of x y

But it is fair to presume that what I have observed as true of x, y, z , is equally true of e, f, g , and all other magnets; in other words, x, y, z , do represent, and may fairly be taken as constituting the whole class of magnets; consequently, I conclude that all magnets attract iron.
— from Mental Philosophy: Including the Intellect, Sensibilities, and Will by Joseph Haven

or X Y

Captain Paget found an able coadjutor in Valentine Hawkehurst, who answered one of those tempting advertisements in which A. B.C. or X. Y. Z. was wont to offer a salary of three hundred a year to any gentlemanly person capable of performing the duties of secretary to a newly-established company.
— from Birds of Prey by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon

of xiiij yere

In this yere was graunted to the kyng of every persone, man and woman, above the age of xiiij yere, iiij d ; and of every man of holy chirche avaunced xij d ; and of every man nought avaunced iiij d. freres only except.
— from A Chronicle of London from 1089 to 1483 Written in the Fifteenth Century, and for the First Time Printed from MSS. in the British Museum by Anonymous

of XXI years

Not to be opened under paine of my displeasure till my sonne attaine the age of XXI years."
— from A Lad of Grit: A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman

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