| Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1846 - 206 pages
...characters, or Arabic numeral figures, which the Moors introduced into Europe about nine hundred years ago ; 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 are called significant figures, as distinguished from the cipher, which is, of itself,... | |
| Almon Ticknor - Arithmetic - 1846 - 274 pages
...NOTATION. Notation 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 - Arithmetic - 1846 - 112 pages
...two Is, thus 11 j to 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.... | |
| mrs. Henry Ayres - 1846 - 400 pages
...ton, &c. 13. 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... | |
| Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1846 - 362 pages
...called figures. There are ten of these characters. They are 0 which is called a cipher, or Naught, 1 - ... One, 2 - ... Two, 3 - ... Three, 4 ... Four,...- ... Six, 7 - - Seven, 8 - ... Eight, 9 ... Nine. Q. Of what does arithmetic treat ? How are numbers expressed ? How many figures are there ? Name them.... | |
| Almon Ticknor - Arithmetic - 1846 - 276 pages
...teaches to express words, or numbers, by ten Arabic characters, or digits, namely, 1, one ; 2, two ; 9, 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 a tenfold... | |
| Frederic A. Adams - Arithmetic - 1846 - 230 pages
...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... | |
| James Bates Thomson - Arithmetic - 1846 - 362 pages
...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 pages
...the writing of 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;... | |
| Frederic A. Adams - Arithmetic - 1847 - 238 pages
...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... | |
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