 | Alexander Adam - English language - 1818 - 250 pages
...simple by these ten characters or figures, which from the ten fingers of the hands were called Digits ; 1 one, 2 two, 3 three, 4 four, 5 five, 6 six, 7 seven S eight, 9 mne, 0 nought, nothing. The first nine are called Sitfiaficanl figures. The last is called... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Arithmetic - 1818 - 78 pages
...Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division. Numbers are expressed by these figures: 1, called One; 2, two; 3, three ; 4, four; 5, five ; 6, six; 7, seTen ; 8, eight ; 9, nine ; and 0, called cypher. NUMERATION is the art of expressing the number of... | |
 | James Maginness - Arithmetic - 1821 - 378 pages
...Arabic characters, called figures, and the Roman letters. 3. The Arabic figures are thus expressed, viz. 1, one; 2, two; 3, three; 4, four; 5, five; 6, six; 7, seven; 8, eight; 9, nine; O, cypher. 4. These ten characters, being properly disposed, will conveniently express any number,... | |
 | John Penrose (teacher of arithmetic.) - Arithmetic - 1824 - 320 pages
...The characters or figures by which all numbers are expressed or denoted, are the following ten, lone, 2 two, 3 three, 4 four, 5 five, 6 six, 7 seven, 8 eight, 9 nine, 0 cipher. These characters are also called Digits, from a latin word which signifies a finger, by the... | |
 | Thomas Keith - Arithmetic - 1825 - 332 pages
...Digits, or figures, are the marks by which numbers are expressed, and are the nine following, viz. 1 one, 2 two, 3 three, 4 four, 5 five, 6 six, 7 seven, 8 eight, 9 nine, to which we may add the cipher 0, or naught, which is of no value when taken by itself; yet, when it... | |
 | David George Goyder - Education, Elementary - 1825 - 178 pages
...about the middle of the eleventh century, are now used in every part of the civilized world, namely, 1, one; 2, two; 3, three; 4, four; 5, five; 6, six; 7, seven; 8, eight ; 9, nine ; 0, cipher. Either of these figures, except the cipher, when standing alone, as 3, or 5, or 7, &c.... | |
 | Charles Hutton - Mathematics - 1825
...figures, which were introduced into Europe by the lloors, about eight or nine hundred years since ; viz. I one, 2 two, 3 three, 4 four, 5 five, 6 six, 7 seven, 8 eight, 9 nine, 0 cipher, or nothing. These characters or figures were formerly all called by the general name of Ciphers... | |
 | Samuel Temple - Arithmetic - 1825 - 107 pages
...the ten following characters : O, 1, 2,3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. О is called a cipher or nought; lone; 2 two; 3 three ; 4 four; 5 five ; 6 six ; 7 seven ; 8 eight ; 9 nine./ By the various combination of the foregoing characters, which are called figures, or digits, all numbers... | |
 | Zadock Thompson - Arithmetic - 1826 - 164 pages
...characters, and is the one in general use. The Arabick characters' or figures are the ten following ; 1 one, 2 two, 3 three, 4 four, 5 five, 6 six, 7 seven, 8 eight, 9 nine, and 0 cipher.f By repeating and varying the position of these ten characters, all numbers whatever... | |
 | 1826 - 400 pages
...[about the middle of the eleventh century, are now used in every part of the civilized world, namely, 1, one ; 2, two ; 3, three ; 4, four ; 5, five ; 6, six : 7, seven ; 8, eight ; 9, nine ; 0, cipher. Either of these figures, except the cipher, when standing alone, as 3, or 5, or 7, &c.... | |
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