 | Silas Sadler Packard, Byron Horton - 1882 - 224 σελίδες
...NUMBERS. DEFINITIONS. 1. A Unit, or Unity, is one, or a single tiling; as one, one foot, one dollar. 2. A Number is a unit, or a collection of units ; as one, four, three feet, Jive dollars. 3. All numbers are either integral or fractional, abstract or concrete.... | |
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - 1882 - 212 σελίδες
...ARITHMETIC. NOTATION AND NUMERATION. 1. A Unit is a single thing, or one ; as one book, one slate. 2. A Number is a unit, or a collection of units ; as one book, five slates. 3. Arithmetic treats of numbers and their use. 4. Figures are characters used to... | |
 | James William Nicholson - 1885 - 248 σελίδες
...NOTATION AND NUMERATION. 1. A Unit is a single thing or one ; as one, one dime, one dozen, one hundred. 2. A Number is a unit or a collection of units; as one, five, seven men, twenty days. 3. The TTnit of a Number is one of the units of which the number is formed.... | |
 | Edward Sylvester Ellis - 1889 - 370 σελίδες
...ARITHMETIC. DEFINITIONS. ART. 1. — A Unit is one, or a single thing ; as one, one cent, one bushel. ART. 2. — A Number is a unit, or a collection of units ; as one, five, seven boys, nine girls. ART. 3. — Arithmetic treats of numbers and their uses. ART. 4. —... | |
 | Edward Sylvester Ellis - 1889 - 196 σελίδες
...DEFINITIONS. ARTICLE 1. — A Unit is one, or a single thing ; as one apple, one peach, one book, one. ART. 2. — A Number is a unit, or a collection of units ; as five apples, four peaches, nine books, five, four, nine. Numbers are generally expressed by characters... | |
 | James Marcus Bandy - 1890 - 124 σελίδες
...naturally divided into two parts : Whole Numbers and Fractions. Whole Numbers will be treated first. 2. A Number is a Unit, or a Collection of Units ; as One Apple, Twelve Apples. 3. A Unit is a single thing; as One Marble. It is the basis of all Numbers, and,... | |
 | William Frothingham Bradbury - 1895 - 398 σελίδες
...for Partial payments 349 ARiTHMETiC. 1. A Unit is a single thing of any kind ; as, one day, one book. 2. A Number is a unit, or a collection of units ; as, six days, ten books. 3. A Concrete Number is a number that is applied to a particular object ; as,... | |
 | William Frothingham Bradbury - 1895 - 200 σελίδες
...ARITHMETIC. NOTATION AND NUMERATION. 1. A Unit is a single thing of any kind ; as, one apple, one book. 2. A Number is a unit, or a collection of units ; as, six apples, ten books. 3. Notation is the writing of numbers. 4. Numeration is the reading of numbers.... | |
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - 1896 - 386 σελίδες
...or Co-operative Banks. 341 Answers to Examples 347 THE COMPLETE AEITHMETIC. 1. A Unit is a siiigle thing, or one ; as one hour, one dollar, one. 2. A...different figures are used ; they are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, t, 8, 9. Zero, One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine. 7. Zero, or cipher, used alone... | |
 | 1897 - 366 σελίδες
...study of numbers. 2. A unit is one, or a single thing, as one, one hammer, one bolt, one dozen. 3. A number is a unit, or a collection of units, as one, three pipes, five tees. 4. The unit of a number is one of the collection of units which constitutes... | |
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A number is a unit or a collection of units; as one, three apples, five boys. 4. The unit of a number is one of the collection of units which constitutes the number. Thus, the unit of twelve is one, of twenty dollars is one dollar. 
