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]2 THE ELEMENTS OF BANKING.<br />

is termed the VALUE of B, and B is similarly termed the VALUE of<br />

A. Now as each of the three species<br />

of Economic Quantities may<br />

be exchanged for either of the others, any Quantity may<br />

havr, value<br />

in terms of the others. Suppose that at any time 1 02. of gold<br />

will exchange for 15 oz. of silver, then it is mild 1 oz. of gold ia<br />

of the VALUE of 15 oz. of silver, which is<br />

simply tins equation :<br />

1 oz, gold- 15 oz. silver.<br />

Hence Valuejn^^<br />

sign of equality Imtwera<br />

any two Ecoliom^^ says:* hnw 4 tl\t<br />

to EXTERNAL GOODS,"<br />

So it is said in Roman law: -u The VALUK of a tiling<br />

M what<br />

it<br />

can be sold for"<br />

We have then this definition<br />

2%J^i^ $??#//&.& ^n tf*<br />

*&su<br />

Quantity for which ,ft. co3e -tixchmiff&d*<br />

*^n^nce*any Economic Quantity has as many Yakut* tw Quantt -<br />

ties it can be exchanged for : and of course*, if it can hi*<br />

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