| Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1841 - 334 pages
...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,... | |
| George Leonard - Arithmetic - 1841 - 354 pages
...Forms, 320 Signs 333 Repeating Decimals, 334 Duodecimals, 336 Proportion, 338 NUMERATION. 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 18 eighteen 19... | |
| Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1842 - 184 pages
...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 cypher, or nothing. Numeration teaches to express the value of numbers either by words or characters.... | |
| Osman Call - Arithmetic - 1842 - 210 pages
...to express numbers. The Arabic method of notation employs these ten characters, — 1 one, 2 two, 3 three, 4 four, 5 five, 6 six, 7 seven, 8 eight, 9 nine, 0 cipher. It will be necessary to consider, iu this work, only the Roman and Arabic methods of expressing... | |
| Charles Bathurst (schoolmaster.) - 1842 - 158 pages
...— where 1, 2, 3, 7 are called figures. The figures are nine in number, viz., 1, one ; 2, two ; 3, three ; 4, four ; 5, five ; 6, six ; 7, seven ; 8, eight ; 9, nine. By means of these figures, together with 0, nought or cipher, all numbers may be represented. Arithmetic... | |
| Alfred Crowquill - Arithmetic - 1843 - 156 pages
...numbers in Arithmetic are expressed by the following ten figures, or digits ; viz. 1 one, 2 two, 3 three, 4 four, 5 five, 6 six, 7 seven, 8 eight, 9 nine, 0 cipher, or nothing. These characters were formerly all called by the general name of Ciphers ; whence... | |
| Charles DAVIES (LL.D.) - Arithmetic - 1843 - 348 pages
...ten of these characters. 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. Q. Of what does arithmetic treat ? How are numbers expressed ? How many figures are there ? Name them.... | |
| mrs. Henry Ayres - Arithmetic - 1843 - 470 pages
...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... | |
| Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1844 - 204 pages
...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,... | |
| Charles WATERHOUSE - Arithmetic - 1844 - 228 pages
...character! called figures. The characters most used to express numbers, are 1 (unit or one), 2 (two), 3 -(three), 4 (four), 5 (five), 6 (six), 7 (seven), 8 (eight), 9 (nine) ; and will be those introduced into this work/) Either of these characters, by itself, or if the right... | |
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