numeration
part of speech
noun (numeration — uncountable; a numeration, numerations)
meaning for a pupil
1) (maths) The way numbers are written, read and named, for example our place-value system with ten digits. tree →
2) (formal) Counting or numbering things. tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: Westcott's translation says one path is "stable" because it stays consistent across all counting. In the primary lessons: A maths word: "systems of numeration" include our base-ten system, Roman numerals and ancient Egyptian and Mayan numbers. In numeration lessons pupils learn place value: ones, tens, hundreds, thousands.
examples
- and it is so called because it has the virtue of consistency among all numerations. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
- The Twenty-third Path is the Stable Intelligence, and it is so called because it has the virtue of consistency among all numerations. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) tree →
- Our system of numeration uses ten digits, 0 to 9. tree →
- Roman numeration uses letters like I, V, X and L. tree →
- The Maya had a numeration system based on twenty. tree →
- In numeration we learned to read big numbers like 4,056,000. tree →
- Place value is the key idea of numeration. tree →
- Babylonian numeration was based on sixty, which is why an hour has sixty minutes. tree →
note
Mostly a formal or maths-textbook word. Related: "number", "numeral" (a written symbol for a number, like 7 or VII), "enumerate" (to list one by one).
Trees and pragmatics
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