 | Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1847 - 368 pages
...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... | |
 | James Robinson (of Boston.) - 1847 - 302 pages
...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;... | |
 | Peter Nicholson, Joseph Gwilt - Architectural drawing Technique - 1848 - 756 pages
...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... | |
 | Austin Baldwin - Arithmetic - 1848 - 72 pages
...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.... | |
 | William A. Shepard - Arithmetic - 1849 - 64 pages
...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 taught... | |
 | Rufus Putnam - Arithmetic - 1849 - 404 pages
...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... | |
 | James Haddon - Arithmetic - 1849 - 144 pages
...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,... | |
 | William A. Shepard - Arithmetic - 1849 - 72 pages
...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... | |
 | Charles Guilford Burnham - 1850 - 352 pages
...of them. Art. 3. — Notation is the expressing of any number or quantity by figures ; thus, 1 one ; 2 two ; 3 three ; 4 four ; 5 five ; 6 six ; 7 seven ; 8 eight ; 9 nine ; 0 cipher. The first nine figures are sometimes called digits, from the Latin word digitus, which... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - Arithmetic - 1850 - 352 pages
...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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