| William Duane - 1811 - 378 σελίδες
...the old tedious and confused Roman mode of computation by alphabetical letters ; they are as follow ; One 1 Two .... 2 Three 3 Four ... - . 4 Five ' -' - - 5 Six 6 Seven - - - - - 7 Eight 8 Nine 9 Cypher 0 The first nine of these are called significant figures, to distinguish them from... | |
| B. M. Tyler - 1827 - 308 σελίδες
...the common names of the figures. The word written before each figure below, is its common name; — one 1, two 2, three 3, four 4, five 5, six 6, seven 7, eight 8, nine 9, cipher 0. Each figure, when standing alone, always denotes the same number, which is called... | |
| Daniel Adams - 1828 - 266 σελίδες
...IOO.orV.J CCIOO.orX. 100O. CCCIOOD.orC. M. MM. A unit, unity, or one, is represented by this character, 1. Two 2. Three 3. Four 4. Five . 5. Six 6. Seven 7. Eight 8. Nine 9. Ten has no appropriate character to represent it ; but is considered as forming a unit of... | |
| Daniel Adams - 1828 - 286 σελίδες
...LXX. One million M. I.XXX. Two million TSM. A unit, unity, or one, is represented by this character, 1 . Two . ' 2. Three 3. Four 4. Five 5. Six .6. Seven " 7. .Eight .....,..-.. 8. Nine 9. Ten has no appropriate character to represent it ; but is considered as forming... | |
| James L. Connolly (mathematician.) - 1829 - 266 σελίδες
...numbers, characters, or figures, and teaches to read and write them by their true value. Thus, one I, two 2, three 3, four 4, five 5, six 6, seven 7, eight 8, nine 9, nought or cipher 0; and this is the reading and writing of figures. These nine figures or... | |
| Roswell Chamberlain Smith - 1830 - 286 σελίδες
...which is in very general use, as will appear by observing what follows : — A unit, or one, is written 1. Two, 2. Three, 3. Four, 4. Five, 5. Six, 6. Seven, 7. Eight, 8. Nine, 9. Q. What are these characters called ? A. Figures. Q. By what other name are they sometimes... | |
| Roswell Chamberlain Smith - 1831 - 286 σελίδες
...24. You give- thirteen cents for a spelling-book, and three for an inkstand; how much do they come to? How many are thirteen and three ? 25. Count one...1 Two 2 Three 3 Four 4 Five 5 Six 6 Seven 7 Eight 8 Nine 9 Ten 10 Eleven 11 Twelve 12 miurteen ..13 Fourteen ..14 Fifteen 15 Sixteen 16 Seventeen . 17... | |
| Roswell Chamberlain Smith - 1831 - 282 σελίδες
...24. You give thirteen cents for a spelling-book, and three for au inkstanü; how much do they come to ? How many are thirteen and three ? 25. Count one hundred. One 1 14 Two '. . 0 Fifteen 15 Three ..3 Sixteen 16 ... 17 Four 4 Five ii 18 Six Seven Eight ..6 ..7 Nineteen... | |
| William Ruger - 1836 - 274 σελίδες
...employed in the Arabick method, are ex* pressed and writteii as follows : — Unit, unity or one, I Two, . 2 Three, 3 Four, 4 Five, 5 Six, 6 Seven, 7 Eight, 8 Nine, . 9 And a cipher, 0 These figures are also called digits, from the Latin word lUgitus, a' finger.... | |
| Daniel Adams - 1839 - 276 σελίδες
...number increases its value one thousand timet A unit, unity, or one, is represented by this character, 1 Two 2, Three 3 Four . ... . . . . . . 4. Five ••...•...5. Six ...••••••6. Seven 7 Eight 8. Nine 9. Ten has no appropriate character to represent it ; but is considered as forming a unit of... | |
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