Sentences with phrase «symbolic use of numbers»

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The use of numbers in ancient religious texts was usually numerological rather than numerical; that is, their symbolic value was more important than their secular value as counters.

The way the question is currently written, one could either interpret it as any case where a party first got a small number of seats in one election and was then able to increase their share significantly in the next (by whatever means), or it could be interpreted as just covering the technique of using symbolic gifts to provoke their opponents.

Red Beans 2Review In fact, the number of red beans has a specific symbolic meaning: one red bean symbolizes a wholehearted feeling; two red beans symbolizes kindness and devotion; three red beans are used to say I love you; ninety - nine red beans snifies love that will last forever.

INCLUDES 1 Hands - On Standards Math Teacher Resource Guide Grade 8 with 27 lessons TOPICS The Number System Approximating square roots Irrational square roots Expressions and Equations Squares and square roots Cube roots Slope as a rate of change Problem solving with rates of change One, No, or infinitely many solutions Solving multi-step equations Solving equations with variables on both sides Solving systems of equations Functions Graphing linear equations Linear functions Lines in slope - intercept form Symbolic algebra Constructing functions Geometry Congruent figures and transformations Reflections, translations, rotations, and dilations Triangle sum theorem Parallel lines transected by a transversal Pythagorean theorem Statistics and Probability Scatter plot diagrams Line of best fit Making a conjecture using a scatter plot

Represents natural numbers in different ways or associates a number with a set of objects or drawings: emphasis on place value in non-apparent, non-accessible groupings, using materials for which groupings are symbolic (e.g. abacus, money)

Further, this conceit brings to mind the use of symbolic numbers and primitive shapes used by Abstract Expressionists from Adolf Gottlieb to Robert Motherwell.