 Arabic notation, so called from its having been made known through the Arabs, employs in expressing numbers ten characters or figures, viz. : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0. one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, cipher. The first nine are...  The National Arithmetic on the Inductive System: Combining the Analytic and ... - Page 10by Benjamin Greenleaf - 1858 - 444 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Henry Jackson - Arithmetic - 1824 - 172 pages
...general use ? The Arabic method. Q. By .how many figures are numbers expressed f Ten, viz. -, 2, 3, . 4, '5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0 One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nirve,cypher. called digits. A. 7. A. 1, , . NUMERATION. 1. Q. What does Numeration teach? A.... | |
 | John Hind - Arithmetic - 1840 - 252 pages
...usually termed, Figures, and sometimes Digits, which have their names respectively annexed: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, zero: the first nine of which are all defined by their names; and the last, which is variously... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1849 - 336 pages
...notation employs ten distinct characters or figures, sometimes called digits, viz. : — 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0. one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, cipher. The first nine are called significant figures, because each one has a value of... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - 1851 - 332 pages
...notation employs ten distinct characters or figures, sometimes called digits, viz. : — 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0. one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, cipher. The first nine are called significant figures, because each one has a value of... | |
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...Notation. This system of notation employs the following ten characters, called Figure: : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0. one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, naught, zero, or cipher. Hence, figures are representatives of numbers, or ezpressioru... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - 1854 - 342 pages
...notation employs ten distinct characters or figures, sometimes called digits, viz. : — 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0. one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, cipher. The first nine are called significant figures, because each one has a value of... | |
 | John Hind - 1856 - 346 pages
...usually termed Figures, and sometimes Digits, which have their names respectively annexed: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, zero: the first nine of which are all defined by their names; and the last which is variously... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1857 - 336 pages
...known through the Arabs, employs in expressing numbers ten characters or figures, viz. : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0. one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, cipher. The first nine are sometimes called digits, from digitus, the Latin signifying... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1857 - 452 pages
...known through the Arabs, employs in expressing numbers ten characters or figures, viz. : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0. one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, cipher. The first nine are sometimes called digits, and the cipher, naught or zero. 29.... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1858 - 332 pages
...employs in expressing numbers ten characters or figures, viz. : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0. one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, cipher. The first nine are sometimes called digits, from digitus, the Latin signifying a finger, because of the use formerly made of the fingers in reckoning.... | |
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