Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, April 24, 2021 Klingon word: boqHa' Part of speech: verb Definition: used in math for subtraction Source: HQ:v9n3p9 _______________________________________________ (HQ 9.3:10): For subtraction, the suffix {-Ha'} "undo" is attached to {boq} producing {boqHa'}, literally "dis-ally or dissociate from". Thus, "4 - 3 = 1" would be {loS boqHa' wej; chen wa'} (literally, "three dissociates from four, one forms"). When subtracting, the subject and object cannot be reversed without changing the equation. {wej boqHa' loS} would be "3 - 4" and the answer would be a negative number (a concept Maltz wanted to postpone for another time). (qep’a’ 2019): Use {Dop} to create negative numbers. {wej Dop} "minus three" or "negative three" SEE: boqHa''egh dis-ally / dissociate from oneself (v) Used in math for division: 6 ÷ 3 = 2 wejlogh boqHa''egh jav; chen cha' "three times, six dissociates from itself, two forms" (HQ 9.3) (HQ 9.3): Reversing the dividend and the divisor changes the equation. {javlogh boqHa''egh wej} would be "3 ÷ 6" and the answer would be a fraction SEE ALSO: togh count (v) SIm calculate (v) loch be a fraction of (v) Dop be opposite, antithetical, contradictory (v) mI' number (n) SubmaH fraction, ratio (n) -- Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons Please contribute relevant vocabulary from the last year or two. I’ve fallen behind in updating my files and adding cross-references for related words.