How Numerals Are Read

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Excerpt from How Numerals Are Read: An Experimental Study of the Reading of Isolated Numerals and Numerals in Arithmetic ProblemsFor the first preliminary study seven simple arithmetical problems were used. These were so formulated that each included a set of from one to four numerals. The problems were so made up that While the numerals in each one were similar, those which Were used in the different problems exhibited variations in length. The numerals in problems 1, 3, 5, and 6 are 'two in number in each case, but vary in digit-length from one to seven digits. Problem 2 includes a set of four numerals, each numeral being made up of from one to two digits, Problem 4 has four numerals made up of from three to four digits, and Problem 7 uses a familiar date and two numerals of exceptional character, namely 100 and 1000.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.