| Almon Ticknor - 1846 - 274 σελίδες
...teaches to express words, or numbers, by ten Arabic characters, or digits, namely, 1, one ; 2, two ; 3, three ; 4, four ; 5, five ; 6, six ; 7, seven ; 8, eight ; 9, nine ; 0, cipher ; by the use of which, all numbers are expressed, and increase in value from right to left, in q, tenfold... | |
| James Bates Thomson - 1846 - 128 σελίδες
...express twelve, we use 1 and 2, thus 12 ; and so on, as in the following TABLE. 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 Davies - 1846 - 362 σελίδες
...these characters. 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. Q. Of what does arithmetic treat ? How are numbers expressed ? How many figures are there ? Name them.... | |
| Frederic A. Adams - 1846 - 230 σελίδες
...NUMBERS. IN common Arithmetic there are 9 figures used for the expression of numbers. 1, one ; 2, two ; S, 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... | |
| mrs. Henry Ayres - 1846 - 400 σελίδες
...Digits or figures are the characters by which you express numbers, and are as follow: 1 one, 2 two, 3 three, 4 four, 5 five, 6 six, 7 seven, 8 eight, 9 nine, and 0 cipher or nought. 14. The object of all Arithmetic is to find out quantities not known, by some... | |
| James Bates Thomson - 1846 - 362 σελίδες
...The numbers from one to a thousand are expressed in the following manner : 1, one. 2, two. 3, throe. 4, four. 5, five. 6, six. 7, seven. 8, eight. 9, nine. 10, ten. 11, eleven. 12, twelve. 13, thirteen. 14, fourteen. 15, lifteen. 16 sixteen. 17, seventeen.... | |
| James Robinson (of Boston.) - 1847 - 304 σελίδες
...numbers. Ten characters, or figures, are used in writing numbers. These figures are 1 one, 2 two, 3 three, 4 four, 5 five, 6 six, 7 seven, 8 eight, 9 nine, 0 zero, or cipher. Each of these figures, except the cipher, always expresses the same simple number;... | |
| Charles Davies - 1847 - 368 σελίδες
...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... | |
| Peter Nicholson, Joseph Gwilt - 1848 - 750 σελίδες
...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.... | |
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