...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,...

...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...

...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....

...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....

...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...

...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...

...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...

...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....

...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;...

...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...