| Charles Davies - 1847 - 368 σελίδες
...they are the alphabet of the arithmetical language. They are 0 which is called a cipher, or Naught, 1 . . . ... One, 2 ....... Two, 3 Three, 4 Four, 5 Five, 6 Six, 7 Seven, 8 . .Eight, 9 Nine. We see from the language of figures, that 1 expresses a single thing, or a unit of a number. 2 - two... | |
| Frederic A. Adams - 1847 - 238 σελίδες
...NUMERATION OF WHOLE NUMBERS. IN common Arithmetic there are 9 figures used for the expression of numbers. 1, one ; 2, two ; 3, three ; 4, four ; 5, five ; 6, six ; 7, seven ; 8, eight ; 9, nine. When one of these figures stands alone, it signifies so many units, or ones ; when two figures stand... | |
| Peter Nicholson, Joseph Gwilt - 1848 - 750 σελίδες
...number. NOTATION. — The characters or figures, by which all numbers are expressed, are the following ; 1 one, 2 two, 3 three, 4 four, 5 five, 6 six, 7 seven, 8 eight, 9 nine, 0 a cipher, sometimes called nought. 2 is 1 and 1 more. 3 is 2 and 1 more. 4 is 3 and 1 more. 5 is 4... | |
| Austin Baldwin - 1848 - 80 σελίδες
...many figures are there, and what are they called ? A. Ten; namely, 1, called one; 2, two; 3, throe; 4, four ; 5, five ; 6, six ; 7, seven ; 8, eight ; 9, nine ; 0, nought, or cipher. Q. How is the number known for which a figure stands ? A. By the place it occupies.... | |
| 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, which... | |
| Rufus Putnam - 1849 - 402 σελίδες
...9. The ten following characters, called the Arabic figures, or digits, are used in writing numbers. 1, one ; 2, two ; 3, three ; 4, four ; 5, five ; 6, six ; 7, seven ; 8, eight ; 9, nine ; and 0, naught. They are called digits, from the Latin word digilus, which signifies a finger. The... | |
| 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... | |
| 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 the cipher,... | |
| 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.... | |
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