Sentences with phrase «idea of number sense»

This idea that a number must reference a tangible or imaginable reality is key to the idea of number sense.

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«The idea of taking the actual account number out of the flow... common sense says that's a good thing, especially in the light of the data compromises that we've seen,» said Visa CEO Charles Scharf at a payments conference last month.

For example, I am not opposed to the idea of exaggerated numbers in some of these accounts, as I think it helps make much more sense of what is happening and helps explain some of the problems inherent within the text.

If we start this season with those two in our starting 11 it will be a clear sign from this organization that nothing has changed and that we will never get it right until both Kroenke and Wenger are gone... neither one of these players should still be with our club at this point because they represent the settling half - measures that have plagued this team for a number of years... this is what I call the «no man's land» of the soccer world, where teams don't have enough talented young players, unlike a Monaco or Dortmund, because they have lost the plot from an organizational standpoint... they are so reliant on one individual to run the whole operation that their once relevant scouting department has become so antiquated that it can no longer find those hidden gems it once had... furthermore, when you leave all decision - making to a manager who despises any dissenting opinions, your management team becomes little more than a stagnant group of «yes men» and no new ideas emerge... so instead of developing a team with the qualities necessary to excel in a particular system, you continually make half - brain purchases year after year to stifle dissent from the ticket - buying public, then try desperately to finagle together a lineup regardless of what would make positional sense... have you ever heard of a team who plays players out of position so often... of course not because that manager would likely be fired and never work for a team of any consequence ever again

It isn't impossible to craft a scenario where the ACC decides it might be able to add a basketball - only team to the ranks — that keeps you at 14 football teams but brings you to an even 16 in basketball (granted, an even number of teams is not a grave necessity in basketball, where you can live with or without a division structure)-- and if the conference were to determine that a basketball - only member makes sense (and from a dollars - and - sense perspective, it may not — we often make the mistake of overestimating basketball's importance in the realignment equation), I've got a pretty good idea where it might begin its search.

But my first turn to the idea came in dollars and sense... Upon the news of expecting twins, I tried to wrap my mind around the sheer number of dirty diapers that two cute little babies would make.

While the study has some degree of coherency, «the researchers are mixing [a number of theoretical ideas] into a brood that makes no sense,» says Parsons.

Lakoff and Nunez in «Where Mathematics Comes From» present the idea that numerals and numbers are essentially metaphors the mind uses to make sense of and communicate ideas related to groups of objects, size and magnitude, length, and motion along a path.

Nonetheless, while the idea of paying US$ 200,000 for a Civic might not make sense for some, it was essentially a giant donation to a great cause with the added bonus of getting the very first 2018 Type R with a 00001 serial number.

Although there has been a limited number of research done, the idea that female dogs who have had puppies will actively try to teach a human baby how to behave like a dog and in that sense will nip lightly at the nape of the neck or hands and feet if they do something that is considered «bad behavior».

Navid Nuur does not make site - specific works in the sense that the works have been made especially for these exhibition spaces, but a number of thoughts and ideas that were floating around the artist's mind for some time now, found their concrete form for the first time in FUNNELFLUX.

Attaching these objects to the wall or installation space, Pellegrin numbers and documents each spread as a metaphor for components that come together in a single idea, drawing meaning from both the numbered sense of order and the objects themselves.

Around a year ago, when I still had some of my savings from BigLaw, I scoffed at the idea of working as a contract lawyer project for a number of reasons: (1) It didn't pay much, ranging from $ 29 - 40 an hour (which is exactly why it makes sense for firms to do more outsourcing than hiring; (2) it was a full 40 - hour workweek (which I never want to go back to); and (3) it is mind - numbingly boring.

You can key in details like investment amount, investment frequency, the number of years you want to make an investment, percentage post-tax annual rate of return earned on investments, etc. in the ULIP calculator and get an idea of which investment makes sense for you.

Once you have a number in mind and a monthly budget, you will want to get an idea of the type of life insurance policy that makes sense for you.

So, you're numbers are RIDICULOUSLY off, and the idea of giving everyone $ 10K to fix the economy just doesn't make sense (at least not to me).