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numbers
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numbers
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Numbers
(gcide) | Numbers \Num"bers\, prop. n.
pl. of Number. The fourth book of the Pentateuch,
containing the census of the Hebrews.
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numbers
(wn) | Numbers
n 1: the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of
the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
[syn: Numbers, Book of Numbers]
2: an illegal daily lottery [syn: numbers pool, {numbers
game}, numbers racket, numbers] |
numbers
(foldoc) | numbers
(Scientific computation) Output from a computation that may
not be significant but at least indicates that the program is
running. Numbers may be used to placate management, grant
sponsors, etc. "Making numbers" means running a program
because output - any output, not necessarily meaningful output
- is needed as a demonstration of progress.
See pretty pictures, math-out, social science number.
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numbers
(jargon) | numbers
n.
[scientific computation] Output of a computation that may not be
significant results but at least indicate that the program is running. May
be used to placate management, grant sponsors, etc. Making numbers means
running a program because output — any output, not necessarily meaningful
output — is needed as a demonstration of progress. See pretty pictures, {
math-out}, social science number.
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hard numbers problem
(encz) | hard numbers problem,problém tvrdých údajů [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
law of large numbers
(encz) | law of large numbers, n: |
numbers game
(encz) | numbers game, n: |
numbers pool
(encz) | numbers pool, n: |
numbers racket
(encz) | numbers racket, n: |
smooth and by the numbers
(encz) | smooth and by the numbers,podle předpisů [fráz.] Rostislav Svoboda |
Abstract numbers
(gcide) | Abstract \Ab"stract`\ (#; 277), a. [L. abstractus, p. p. of
abstrahere to draw from, separate; ab, abs + trahere to draw.
See Trace.]
1. Withdraw; separate. [Obs.]
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The more abstract . . . we are from the body.
--Norris.
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2. Considered apart from any application to a particular
object; separated from matter; existing in the mind only;
as, abstract truth, abstract numbers. Hence: ideal;
abstruse; difficult.
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3. (Logic)
(a) Expressing a particular property of an object viewed
apart from the other properties which constitute it;
-- opposed to concrete; as, honesty is an abstract
word. --J. S. Mill.
(b) Resulting from the mental faculty of abstraction;
general as opposed to particular; as, "reptile" is an
abstract or general name. --Locke.
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A concrete name is a name which stands for a
thing; an abstract name which stands for an
attribute of a thing. A practice has grown up in
more modern times, which, if not introduced by
Locke, has gained currency from his example, of
applying the expression "abstract name" to all
names which are the result of abstraction and
generalization, and consequently to all general
names, instead of confining it to the names of
attributes. --J. S. Mill.
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4. Abstracted; absent in mind. "Abstract, as in a trance."
--Milton.
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An abstract idea (Metaph.), an idea separated from a
complex object, or from other ideas which naturally
accompany it; as the solidity of marble when contemplated
apart from its color or figure.
Abstract terms, those which express abstract ideas, as
beauty, whiteness, roundness, without regarding any object
in which they exist; or abstract terms are the names of
orders, genera or species of things, in which there is a
combination of similar qualities.
Abstract numbers (Math.), numbers used without application
to things, as 6, 8, 10; but when applied to any thing, as
6 feet, 10 men, they become concrete.
Abstract mathematics or Pure mathematics. See
Mathematics.
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Amicable numbers
(gcide) | Amicable \Am"i*ca*ble\, a. [L. amicabilis, fr. amicus friend,
fr. amare to love. See Amiable.]
Friendly; proceeding from, or exhibiting, friendliness; after
the manner of friends; peaceable; as, an amicable
disposition, or arrangement.
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That which was most remarkable in this contest was . .
. the amicable manner in which it was managed.
--Prideoux.
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Amicable action (Law.), an action commenced and prosecuted
by amicable consent of the parties, for the purpose of
obtaining a decision of the court on some matter of law
involved in it. --Bouvier. --Burrill.
Amicable numbers (Math.), two numbers, each of which is
equal to the sum of all the aliquot parts of the other.
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Syn: Friendly; peaceable; kind; harmonious.
Usage: Amicable, Friendly. Neither of these words denotes
any great warmth of affection, since friendly has by
no means the same strength as its noun friendship. It
does, however, imply something of real cordiality;
while amicable supposes very little more than that the
parties referred to are not disposed to quarrel.
Hence, we speak of amicable relations between two
countries, an amicable adjustment of difficulties.
"Those who entertain friendly feelings toward each
other can live amicably together."
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Artificial numbers
(gcide) | Artificial \Ar`ti*fi"cial\, a. [L. artificialis, fr. artificium:
cf. F. artificiel. See Artifice.]
1. Made or contrived by art; produced or modified by human
skill and labor, in opposition to natural; as, artificial
heat or light, gems, salts, minerals, fountains, flowers.
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Artificial strife
Lives in these touches, livelier than life. --Shak.
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2. Feigned; fictitious; assumed; affected; not genuine.
"Artificial tears." --Shak.
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3. Artful; cunning; crafty. [Obs.] --Shak.
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4. Cultivated; not indigenous; not of spontaneous growth; as,
artificial grasses. --Gibbon.
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Artificial arguments (Rhet.), arguments invented by the
speaker, in distinction from laws, authorities, and the
like, which are called inartificial arguments or proofs.
--Johnson.
Artificial classification (Science), an arrangement based
on superficial characters, and not expressing the true
natural relations species; as, "the artificial system" in
botany, which is the same as the Linn[ae]an system.
Artificial horizon. See under Horizon.
Artificial light, any light other than that which proceeds
from the heavenly bodies.
Artificial lines, lines on a sector or scale, so contrived
as to represent the logarithmic sines and tangents, which,
by the help of the line of numbers, solve, with tolerable
exactness, questions in trigonometry, navigation, etc.
Artificial numbers, logarithms.
Artificial person (Law). See under Person.
Artificial sines, tangents, etc., the same as logarithms
of the natural sines, tangents, etc. --Hutton.
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Astronomical numbers
(gcide) | Astronomical \As`tro*nom"ic*al\ (-[i^]*kal), a. [L.
astronomicus, Gr. 'astronomiko`s: cf. F. astronomique.]
Of or pertaining to astronomy; in accordance with the methods
or principles of astronomy. -- As`tro*nom"ic*al*ly, adv.
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Astronomical clock. See under Clock.
Astronomical day. See under Day.
Astronomical fractions, Astronomical numbers. See under
Sexagesimal.
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Cardinal numbers
(gcide) | Cardinal \Car"di*nal\, a. [L. cardinalis, fr. cardo the hinge of
a door, that on which a thing turns or depends: cf. F.
cardinal.]
Of fundamental importance; pre["e]minent; superior; chief;
principal.
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The cardinal intersections of the zodiac. --Sir T.
Browne.
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Impudence is now a cardinal virtue. --Drayton.
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But cardinal sins, and hollow hearts, I fear ye.
--Shak.
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Cardinal numbers, the numbers one, two, three, etc., in
distinction from first, second, third, etc., which are
called ordinal numbers.
Cardinal points
(a) (Geol.) The four principal points of the compass, or
intersections of the horizon with the meridian and the
prime vertical circle, north, south east, and west.
(b) (Astrol.) The rising and setting of the sun, the zenith
and nadir.
Cardinal signs (Astron.) Aries, Libra, Cancer, and
Capricorn.
Cardinal teeth (Zool.), the central teeth of bivalve shell.
See Bivalve.
Cardinal veins (Anat.), the veins in vertebrate embryos,
which run each side of the vertebral column and returm the
blood to the heart. They remain through life in some
fishes.
Cardinal virtues, pre["e]minent virtues; among the
ancients, prudence, justice, temperance, and fortitude.
Cardinal winds, winds which blow from the cardinal points
due north, south, east, or west.
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Circular numbers
(gcide) | Circular \Cir"cu*lar\, a. [L. circularis, fr. circulus circle:
cf. F. circulaire. See Circle.]
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1. In the form of, or bounded by, a circle; round.
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2. repeating itself; ending in itself; reverting to the point
of beginning; hence, illogical; inconclusive; as, circular
reasoning.
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3. Adhering to a fixed circle of legends; cyclic; hence,
mean; inferior. See Cyclic poets, under Cyclic.
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Had Virgil been a circular poet, and closely adhered
to history, how could the Romans have had Dido?
--Dennis.
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4. Addressed to a circle, or to a number of persons having a
common interest; circulated, or intended for circulation;
as, a circular letter.
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A proclamation of Henry III., . . . doubtless
circular throughout England. --Hallam.
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5. Perfect; complete. [Obs.]
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A man so absolute and circular
In all those wished-for rarities that may take
A virgin captive. --Massinger.
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Circular are, any portion of the circumference of a circle.
Circular cubics (Math.), curves of the third order which
are imagined to pass through the two circular points at
infinity.
Circular functions. (Math.) See under Function.
Circular instruments, mathematical instruments employed for
measuring angles, in which the graduation extends round
the whole circumference of a circle, or 360[deg].
Circular lines, straight lines pertaining to the circle, as
sines, tangents, secants, etc.
Circular note or Circular letter.
(a) (Com.) See under Credit.
(b) (Diplomacy) A letter addressed in identical terms to a
number of persons.
Circular numbers (Arith.), those whose powers terminate in
the same digits as the roots themselves; as 5 and 6, whose
squares are 25 and 36. --Bailey. --Barlow.
Circular points at infinity (Geom.), two imaginary points
at infinite distance through which every circle in the
plane is, in the theory of curves, imagined to pass.
Circular polarization. (Min.) See under Polarization.
Circular sailing or Globular sailing (Naut.), the method
of sailing by the arc of a great circle.
Circular saw. See under Saw.
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Commensurable numbers
(gcide) | Commensurable \Com*men"su*ra*ble\, a. [L. commensurabilis; pref.
com- + mensurable. See Commensurate, and cf.
Commeasurable.]
Having a common measure; capable of being exactly measured by
the same number, quantity, or measure. --
Com*men"su*ra*ble*ness, n.
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Commensurable numbers or Commensurable quantities
(Math.), those that can be exactly expressed by some
common unit; thus a foot and yard are commensurable, since
both can be expressed in terms of an inch, one being 12
inches, the other 36 inches.
Numbers commensurable in power, or {Quantities
commensurable in power}, those whose squares are
commensurable.
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Figural numbers
(gcide) | Figural \Fig"ur*al\, a. [From Figure.]
1. Represented by figure or delineation; consisting of
figures; as, figural ornaments. --Sir T. Browne.
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2. (Mus.) Figurate. See Figurate.
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Figural numbers. See Figurate numbers, under Figurate.
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Figurate numbers
(gcide) | Figurate \Fig"ur*ate\, a. [L. figuratus, p. p. of figurare. See
Figure.]
1. Of a definite form or figure.
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Plants are all figurate and determinate, which
inanimate bodies are not. --Bacon.
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2. Figurative; metaphorical. [Obs.] --Bale.
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3. (Mus.) Florid; figurative; involving passing discords by
the freer melodic movement of one or more parts or voices
in the harmony; as, figurate counterpoint or descant.
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Figurate counterpoint or Figurate descant (Mus.), that
which is not simple, or in which the parts do not move
together tone for tone, but in which freer movement of one
or more parts mingles passing discords with the harmony;
-- called also figural, figurative, and {figured
counterpoint} or descant (although the term figured is
more commonly applied to a bass with numerals written
above or below to indicate the other notes of the
harmony).
Figurate numbers (Math.), numbers, or series of numbers,
formed from any arithmetical progression in which the
first term is a unit, and the difference a whole number,
by taking the first term, and the sums of the first two,
first three, first four, etc., as the successive terms of
a new series, from which another may be formed in the same
manner, and so on, the numbers in the resulting series
being such that points representing them are capable of
symmetrical arrangement in different geometrical figures,
as triangles, squares, pentagons, etc.
Note: In the following example, the two lower lines are
composed of figurate numbers, those in the second line
being triangular, and represented thus:
. 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. . . . 1, 3, 6, 10, etc. . . . . . .
. etc. 1, 4, 10, 20, etc . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Heptagonal numbers
(gcide) | Heptagonal \Hep*tag"o*nal\, a. [Cf. F. heptagonal.]
Having seven angles or sides.
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Heptagonal numbers (Arith.), the numbers of the series 1,
7, 18, 34, 55, etc., being figurate numbers formed by
adding successively the terms of the arithmetical series
1, 6, 11, 16, 21, etc.
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In numbers
(gcide) | Number \Num"ber\ (n[u^]m"b[~e]r), n. [OE. nombre, F. nombre, L.
numerus; akin to Gr. no`mos that which is dealt out, fr.
ne`mein to deal out, distribute. See Numb, Nomad, and cf.
Numerate, Numero, Numerous.]
1. That which admits of being counted or reckoned; a unit, or
an aggregate of units; a numerable aggregate or collection
of individuals; an assemblage made up of distinct things
expressible by figures.
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2. A collection of many individuals; a numerous assemblage; a
multitude; many.
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Ladies are always of great use to the party they
espouse, and never fail to win over numbers.
--Addison.
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3. A numeral; a word or character denoting a number; as, to
put a number on a door.
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4. Numerousness; multitude.
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Number itself importeth not much in armies where the
people are of weak courage. --Bacon.
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5. The state or quality of being numerable or countable.
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Of whom came nations, tribes, people, and kindreds
out of number. --2 Esdras
iii. 7.
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6. Quantity, regarded as made up of an aggregate of separate
things.
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7. That which is regulated by count; poetic measure, as
divisions of time or number of syllables; hence, poetry,
verse; -- chiefly used in the plural.
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I lisped in numbers, for the numbers came. --Pope.
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8. (Gram.) The distinction of objects, as one, or more than
one (in some languages, as one, or two, or more than two),
expressed (usually) by a difference in the form of a word;
thus, the singular number and the plural number are the
names of the forms of a word indicating the objects
denoted or referred to by the word as one, or as more than
one.
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9. (Math.) The measure of the relation between quantities or
things of the same kind; that abstract species of quantity
which is capable of being expressed by figures; numerical
value.
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Abstract number, Abundant number, Cardinal number, etc.
See under Abstract, Abundant, etc.
In numbers, in numbered parts; as, a book published in
numbers.
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In round numbers
(gcide) | Round \Round\, a. [OF. roond, roont, reond, F. rond, fr. L.
rotundus, fr. rota wheel. See Rotary, and cf. Rotund,
roundel, Rundlet.]
1. Having every portion of the surface or of the
circumference equally distant from the center; spherical;
circular; having a form approaching a spherical or a
circular shape; orbicular; globular; as, a round ball.
"The big, round tears." --Shak.
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Upon the firm opacous globe
Of this round world. --Milton.
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2. Having the form of a cylinder; cylindrical; as, the barrel
of a musket is round.
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3. Having a curved outline or form; especially, one like the
arc of a circle or an ellipse, or a portion of the surface
of a sphere; rotund; bulging; protuberant; not angular or
pointed; as, a round arch; round hills. "Their round
haunches gored." --Shak.
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4. Full; complete; not broken; not fractional; approximately
in even units, tens, hundreds, thousands, etc.; -- said of
numbers.
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Pliny put a round number near the truth, rather than
the fraction. --Arbuthnot.
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5. Not inconsiderable; large; hence, generous; free; as, a
round price.
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Three thousand ducats; 'tis a good round sum.
--Shak.
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Round was their pace at first, but slackened soon.
--Tennyson.
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6. Uttered or emitted with a full tone; as, a round voice; a
round note.
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7. (Phonetics) Modified, as a vowel, by contraction of the
lip opening, making the opening more or less round in
shape; rounded; labialized; labial. See Guide to
Pronunciation, [sect] 11.
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8. Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; unqualified; not
mincing; as, a round answer; a round oath. "The round
assertion." --M. Arnold.
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Sir Toby, I must be round with you. --Shak.
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9. Full and smoothly expanded; not defective or abrupt;
finished; polished; -- said of style, or of authors with
reference to their style. [Obs.]
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In his satires Horace is quick, round, and pleasant.
--Peacham.
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10. Complete and consistent; fair; just; -- applied to
conduct.
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Round dealing is the honor of man's nature.
--Bacon.
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At a round rate, rapidly. --Dryden.
In round numbers, approximately in even units, tens,
hundreds, etc.; as, a bin holding 99 or 101 bushels may be
said to hold in round numbers 100 bushels.
Round bodies (Geom.), the sphere right cone, and right
cylinder.
Round clam (Zool.), the quahog.
Round dance one which is danced by couples with a whirling
or revolving motion, as the waltz, polka, etc.
Round game, a game, as of cards, in which each plays on his
own account.
Round hand, a style of penmanship in which the letters are
formed in nearly an upright position, and each separately
distinct; -- distinguished from running hand.
Round robin. [Perhaps F. round round + ruban ribbon.]
(a) A written petition, memorial, remonstrance, protest,
etc., the signatures to which are made in a circle so
as not to indicate who signed first. "No round robins
signed by the whole main deck of the Academy or the
Porch." --De Quincey.
(b) (Zool.) The cigar fish.
Round shot, a solid spherical projectile for ordnance.
Round Table, the table about which sat King Arthur and his
knights. See Knights of the Round Table, under Knight.
Round tower, one of certain lofty circular stone towers,
tapering from the base upward, and usually having a
conical cap or roof, which crowns the summit, -- found
chiefly in Ireland. They are of great antiquity, and vary
in heigh from thirty-five to one hundred and thiry feet.
Round trot, one in which the horse throws out his feet
roundly; a full, brisk, quick trot. --Addison.
Round turn (Naut.), one turn of a rope round a timber, a
belaying pin, etc.
To bring up with a round turn, to stop abruptly. [Colloq.]
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Syn: Circular; spherical; globular; globase; orbicular;
orbed; cylindrical; full; plump; rotund.
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Incomposite numbers
(gcide) | Incomposite \In`com*pos"ite\, a. [L. incompositus. See
Composite.]
Not composite; uncompounded; simple.
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Incomposite numbers. See Prime numbers, under Prime.
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Incongruous numbers
(gcide) | Incongruous \In*con"gru*ous\, a. [L. incongruus. See In- not,
and Congruous.]
Not congruous; reciprocally disagreeing; not capable of
harmonizing or readily assimilating; inharmonious;
inappropriate; unsuitable; not fitting; inconsistent;
improper; as, an incongruous remark; incongruous behavior,
action, dress, etc. "Incongruous mixtures of opinions." --I.
Taylor. "Made up of incongruous parts." --Macaulay.
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Incongruous denotes that kind of absence of harmony or
suitableness of which the taste and experience of men
takes cognizance. --C. J. Smith.
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Incongruous numbers (Arith.), two numbers, which, with
respect to a third, are such that their difference can not
be divided by it without a remainder, the two numbers
being said to be incongruous with respect to the third;
as, twenty and twenty-five are incongruous with respect to
four.
Syn: Inconsistent; unsuitable; inharmonious; disagreeing;
absurd; inappropriate; unfit; improper. See
Inconsistent. -- In*con"gru*ous*ly, adv. --
In*con"gru*ous*ness, n.
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line of numbers
(gcide) | Gunter's line \Gun"ter's line`\
A logarithmic line on Gunter's scale, used for performing the
multiplication and division of numbers mechanically by the
dividers; -- called also line of lines, and {line of
numbers}.
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Linear numbers
(gcide) | Linear \Lin"e*ar\ (l[i^]n"[-e]*[~e]r), a. [L. linearis,
linearius, fr. linea line: cf. F. lin['e]aire. See 3d
Line.]
1. Of or pertaining to a line; consisting of lines; in a
straight direction; lineal.
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2. (Bot.) Like a line; narrow; of the same breadth
throughout, except at the extremities; as, a linear leaf.
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3. Thinking in a step-by-step analytical and logical fashion;
contrasted with holistic, i.e. thinking in terms of
complex interrelated patterns; as, linear thinkers.
[PJC]
Linear thinkers concluded that by taking the world
apart, the actions of people were more predictable
and controllable. --David Morris
(Conference
presentation,
Fairfield
University,
October 31,
1997)
Linear differential equation (Math.), an equation which is
of the first degree, when the expression which is equated
to zero is regarded as a function of the dependent
variable and its differential coefficients.
Linear equation (Math.), an equation of the first degree
between two variables; -- so called because every such
equation may be considered as representing a right line.
Linear measure, the measurement of length.
Linear numbers (Math.), such numbers as have relation to
length only: such is a number which represents one side of
a plane figure. If the plane figure is square, the linear
figure is called a root.
Linear problem (Geom.), a problem which may be solved
geometrically by the use of right lines alone.
Linear transformation (Alg.), a change of variables where
each variable is replaced by a function of the first
degree in the new variable.
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Numbers
(gcide) | Numbers \Num"bers\, prop. n.
pl. of Number. The fourth book of the Pentateuch,
containing the census of the Hebrews.
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Numbers commensurable in power
(gcide) | Commensurable \Com*men"su*ra*ble\, a. [L. commensurabilis; pref.
com- + mensurable. See Commensurate, and cf.
Commeasurable.]
Having a common measure; capable of being exactly measured by
the same number, quantity, or measure. --
Com*men"su*ra*ble*ness, n.
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Commensurable numbers or Commensurable quantities
(Math.), those that can be exactly expressed by some
common unit; thus a foot and yard are commensurable, since
both can be expressed in terms of an inch, one being 12
inches, the other 36 inches.
Numbers commensurable in power, or {Quantities
commensurable in power}, those whose squares are
commensurable.
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Partition of numbers
(gcide) | Partition \Par*ti"tion\, n. [F. partition, L. partitio. See
Part, v.]
1. The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted;
separation; division; distribution; as, the partition of a
kingdom.
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And good from bad find no partition. --Shak.
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2. That which divides or separates; that by which different
things, or distinct parts of the same thing, are
separated; separating boundary; dividing line or space;
specifically, an interior wall dividing one part or
apartment of a house, a compartment of a room, an
inclosure, or the like, from another; as, a brick
partition; lath and plaster partitions; cubicles with
four-foot high partitions.
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No sight could pass
Betwixt the nice partitions of the grass. --Dryden.
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3. A part divided off by walls; an apartment; a compartment.
[R.] "Lodged in a small partition." --Milton.
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4. (Law.) The severance of common or undivided interests,
particularly in real estate. It may be effected by consent
of parties, or by compulsion of law.
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5. (Mus.) A score.
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Partition of numbers (Math.), the resolution of integers
into parts subject to given conditions. --Brande & C.
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Polygonal numbers
(gcide) | Polygonal \Po*lyg"o*nal\, a.
Having many angles.
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Polygonal numbers, certain figurate numbers. See under
Figurate.
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Pyramidal numbers
(gcide) | Pyramidal \Py*ram`i*dal\, a. [Cf. F. pyramidal.]
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1. Of or pertaining to a pyramid; in the form of a a pyramid;
pyramidical; as, pyramidal cleavage.
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The mystic obelisks stand up
Triangular, pyramidal. --Mrs.
Browning.
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2. (Crystallog.) Same as Tetragonal.
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Pyramidal numbers (Math.), certain series of figurate
numbers expressing the number of balls or points that may
be arranged in the form of pyramids. Thus 1, 4, 10, 20,
35, etc., are triangular pyramidal numbers; and 1, 5, 14,
30, 55, etc., are square pyramidal numbers.
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Sexagesimal numbers
(gcide) | Sexagesimal \Sex`a*ges"i*mal\, a. [Cf. F. sexag['e]simal.]
Pertaining to, or founded on, the number sixty.
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Sexagesimal fractions or Sexagesimal numbers (Arith. &
Alg.), those fractions whose denominators are some power
of sixty; as, 1/60, 1/3600, 1/216000; -- called also
astronomical fractions, because formerly there were no
others used in astronomical calculations.
Sexagesimal arithmetic, or Sexagenary arithmetic, the
method of computing by the sexagenary scale, or by
sixties.
Sexagesimal scale (Math.), the sexagenary scale.
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Triangular numbers
(gcide) | Triangular \Tri*an"gu*lar\, a. [L. triangularis: cf. F.
triangulaire.]
1. Having three angles; having the form of a triangle.
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2. (Bot.) Oblong or elongated, and having three lateral
angles; as, a triangular seed, leaf, or stem.
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Triangular compasses, compasses with three legs for taking
off the angular points of a triangle, or any three points
at the same time.
Triangular crab (Zool.), any maioid crab; -- so called
because the carapace is usually triangular.
Triangular numbers (Math.), the series of numbers formed by
the successive sums of the terms of an arithmetical
progression, of which the first term and the common
difference are 1. See Figurate numbers, under
Figurate.
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book of numbers
(wn) | Book of Numbers
n 1: the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of
the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
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law of large numbers
(wn) | law of large numbers
n 1: (statistics) law stating that a large number of items taken
at random from a population will (on the average) have the
population statistics [syn: Bernoulli's law, {law of
large numbers}] |
numbers game
(wn) | numbers game
n 1: an illegal daily lottery [syn: numbers pool, {numbers
game}, numbers racket, numbers] |
numbers pool
(wn) | numbers pool
n 1: an illegal daily lottery [syn: numbers pool, {numbers
game}, numbers racket, numbers] |
numbers racket
(wn) | numbers racket
n 1: an illegal daily lottery [syn: numbers pool, {numbers
game}, numbers racket, numbers] |
assigned numbers
(foldoc) | assigned numbers
The RFC STD 2 documenting the currently
assigned values from several series of numbers used in network
protocol implementations. This RFC is updated periodically
and, in any case, current information can be obtained from the
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). If you are
developing a protocol or application that will require the use
of a link, socket, port, protocol, etc., you should
contact the IANA to receive a number assignment.
(1996-08-19)
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internet assigned numbers authority
(foldoc) | Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
IANA
(IANA) The central registry for various
"assigned numbers": Internet Protocol parameters, such as
port, protocol, and enterprise numbers; and options,
codes, and types. The currently assigned values are listed in
the "Assigned Numbers" document STD 2. To request a number
assignment, e-mail .
(1994-12-06)
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internet corporation for assigned names and numbers
(foldoc) | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
ICANN
(ICANN) The non-profit corporation that was formed
to
assume responsibility for IP address allocation, protocol
parameter
assignment and domain name system management. ICANN operates
servers for one the the 13 root DNS server IP addresses.
According to its 2019-02-25 charter on interaction with governments,
ICANN limits itself to providing governments with technical
information on issues that impact its mission and does not lobby.
ICANN Home (http://icann.org/).
{ICANN Organization Engagement with Governments and Standards Bodies
(https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/proposed-org-engagement-govt-standards-charter-25feb19-en.pdf)}.
(2022-09-11)
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random numbers
(jargon) | random numbers
n.
When one wishes to specify a large but random number of things, and the
context is inappropriate for N, certain numbers are preferred by hacker
tradition (that is, easily recognized as placeholders). These include the
following:
┌───┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ │Long described at MIT as ‘the least random number’; see also 23. This│
│17 │may be Discordian in origin, or it may be related to some in-jokes │
│ │about 17 and “yellow pig” propagated by the mathematician Michael │
│ │Spivak. │
├───┼─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│23 │Sacred number of Eris, Goddess of Discord (along with 17 and 5). │
├───┼─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │The most random two-digit number is 37, When groups of people are │
│37 │polled to pick a “random number between 1 and 100”, the most commonly│
│ │chosen number is 37. │
├───┼─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │The Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and │
│42 │Everything (“what is 6 times 9”, correct in base 13). (This answer is│
│ │perhaps not completely fortuitous; in Kabbalism, the true unspeakable│
│ │name of God is said to have 42 characters.) │
├───┼─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│69 │From the sexual act. This one was favored in MIT's ITS culture. │
├───┼─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│105│69 hex = 105 decimal, and 69 decimal = 105 octal. │
├───┼─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│666│In Christian mythology, the Number of the Beast. │
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For further enlightenment, study the Principia Discordia, The Hitchhiker's
Guide to the Galaxy, The Joy of Sex, and the Christian Bible (Revelation
13:18). See also Discordianism or consult your pineal gland. See also {
for values of}.
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