| William A. Shepard - 1849 - 72 σελίδες
...the.signs or figures used to express the first nine numbers is given in the following table. 1 expresses One 2 " Two 3 " Three 4 " Four 5 " Five 6 " Six 7 " Seven 8 " Eight 9 " Nine The pupil should he taught these signs until he can give any of them at a glance, and then he may be taught... | |
| James Haddon - 1849 - 144 σελίδες
...by words or figures, or to read or write any number. The characters used for this purpose, are — 1, one ; 2, two; 3, three; 4, four; 5, five'; 6, six; 7, seven; 8, eight; 9, nine; 0, cipher. These figures have various values, depending upon their situation, as in the following Table,... | |
| William A. Shepard - 1849 - 72 σελίδες
...should he taught these signs until he can give any of them at a glance, and then he may be taught the 3 " Three 4 " Four 5 " Five 6 " Six 7 " Seven 8 " Eight 9 " Nine succeeding lessons in reading numbers expressed by figures. It will be seen that there is a figure... | |
| Benjamin Greenleaf - 1850 - 368 σελίδες
...in Arithmetic are expressed by the ten following characters, which are called numeral figures ; viz. 1 (one), 2 (two), 3 (three), 4 (four), 5 (five), 6 (six), 7 (seven), 8 (eight), 9 (nine), 0 (cipher, or nothing). The first nine of these figures are called significant, as distinguished from... | |
| James Bates Thomson - 1850 - 352 σελίδες
...ninety-two. 998, nine hundred & ninety-eight. 999, nine hundred & ninety-nine. 1000, one thousand. 1, one. 2, two. 3, three. 4, four. 5, five. 6, six. 7, seven. 8, eight. 9, nine. 10, ten. 11, eleven. 12, twelve. 13, thirteen. 14, fourteen. 15, fifteen. 16 sixteen. 17, seventeen.... | |
| Charles Guilford Burnham - 1850 - 350 σελίδες
...or more of them. Art. 3. — Notation is the expressing of any number or quantity by figures ; thus, 1 one ; 2 two ; 3 three ; 4 four ; 5 five ; 6 six ; 7 seven ; 8 eight ; 9 nine ; 0 cipher. The first nine figures are sometimes called digits, from the Latin word digitus, which... | |
| James B. Dodd - 1850 - 276 σελίδες
...by nnmeral characters or figures. These Figures — sometimes called the digits of numbers — are 1 one, 2 two, 3 three, 4 four, 5 five, 6 six, 7 seven, 8 eight, 9 nine, and the 0 zero or cipher, which denotes nothing. The figures from 1 to 9 inclusive, are significant;... | |
| James B. Dodd - 1850 - 278 σελίδες
...numeral characters or figures, These Figures — sometimes called the digits of numbers — are 1 me, 2 two, 3 three, 4 four, 5 five, 6 six, 7 seven, 8 eight, 9 nine, and the 0 zero or cipher, which denotes nothing. The figures from 1 to 9 inclusive, are significant;... | |
| Charles Arnold - 1850 - 164 σελίδες
...NUMERATION. Certain signs have been used to express numbers from one to nine. Thus, 1 we call one : 2 we call two : 3, three : 4, four : 5, five : 6, six : 7, seven : 8, eight : 9, nine : and 0 we call cipher, or nought. By these figures, differently placed, we can express any number... | |
| John Bonnycastle - 1851 - 314 σελίδες
...sum or number. The characters used for this purpose are the ten numeral figures, or digits, 0 cipher, 1 one, 2 two, 3 three, 4 four, 5 five. 6 six, 7 seven, 8 eight, 9 nine; by which, either singly or conjointly, all numbers can be expressed. This is done by giving to each... | |
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