hi:numericality

NUMERICALITY

FORMAL OR PAPER BASED MEASURES

  • Definite and real Measures , by the rules and principles of nature
    • DEFINED BY UNITS ALONGSIDE NUMERICALS
        • SPACE BASED MEASURES
          • Meter
            • Length being defined by meter
            • Area being defined by meter square
            • Volume being defined by meter cube
            • Capacity being defined by
        • ESSENCE BASED MEASURES
          • Gram
            • Gravity or weight being defined by mass and gravity
          • Ampere
            • Electric current
          • Mole
            • Amount of substance
        • Seconds
        • ENERGY BASED MEASURES
          • Kelvin
            • Temperature
          • Candela
            • Luminous intensity
        • rupees , currency
          • Value

I To the Measure whereby we judge of the MULTITUDE of things may be annexed NUMBER, enumerate, reckon, compute, muster, count, re-count, Tale, tell, Arithmetic, Cyphering. If the way of Numeration were now to be stated, it would seem more convenient to determine the first Period or Stand at the number Eight, and not at Ten; because the way of Dichotomy or Bipartition being the most natural and easie kind of Di∣vision, that Number is capable of this down to an Unite, and according to this should be the several denominations of all other kinds of Measures, whether of Capacity, Gravity, Valor, Duration. So eight Farthings would make a Peny, eight Pence a Shilling, eight Shillings an Angel, eight Angels a Pound. So eight Grains should make a Scruple, eight Scruples a Dram, eight Drams an Ounce, eight Ounces a Pound, &c. But because general custom hath already agreed upon the decimal way, therefore I shall not insist upon the change of it.

The different degrees of Number generally received, are these.

  • 1 ONE, Ace, Vnite, Once, First, Imprimis, Single.
  • 2 TWO, a Couple, a Brace, a Pair, a Yoke, Second-ly, Twice, Double, Twofold, Bipartite.
  • 3 THREE, a Leash, Ternary, Trey, Third-ly, Tertian, Thrice, Treble, Threefold, Tripartite, Trine-ity.
  • 4 FOUR, Fourth-ly, Quartan, Quaternion, Fourfold, Quadruple, Qua∣drupartite. Quartile.
  • 5 FIVE, Fifth-ly, Quintuple, Fivefold.
  • 6 SIX, Sixth-ly, Sixfold, Sextuple, Sextile, Senary.
  • 7 SEVEN, Seventh-ly, Septuple, Sevenfold.
  • 8 EIGHT, Eighth-ly, Octuple, Eightfold.
  • 9 NINE, Ninth-ly, Ninefold.
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  • 2024/06/30 12:11
  • brahmantra