{"id":377,"date":"2008-10-05T12:00:27","date_gmt":"2008-10-05T18:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kirkmahoney.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/fun-with-numbers\/"},"modified":"2008-10-05T12:26:31","modified_gmt":"2008-10-05T18:26:31","slug":"fun-with-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kirkmahoney.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2008\/10\/fun-with-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun with Numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I realized recently that I did not know well how to express different types of numbers in Italian.<\/p>\n<p>I started thinking about examples in English and realized that there are <em>several<\/em> types of numbers and number-related words.<\/p>\n<p>It became a game to list examples of these different types in English.<\/p>\n<p>The game became more interesting when I determined that there was very little coverage about this topic on the Web.<\/p>\n<p>For example, Wikipedia has an <a target=\"_new\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Names_of_numbers_in_English\">article<\/a> about the names of numbers in English, but this article does not cover every type of number and number-related word that I could identify. <\/p>\n<p>Because my list kept growing, I decided to wait a bit before trying to create the same list for Italian.<\/p>\n<p>Here is my list for English:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>One, two, three, &#8230; :<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong> These are called &#8220;cardinal numbers&#8221;, or &#8220;cardinals&#8221; for short.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Use:<\/strong> Cardinal numbers are for <em>counting things<\/em>. Two sets of objects (e.g., automobiles and flowers) have the same &#8220;cardinality&#8221; if the two sets have the same number of objects.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Form:<\/strong> These words can act as <em>nouns<\/em> or <em>adjectives<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>First, second, third, &#8230; :<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong> These are called &#8220;ordinal numbers&#8221;, or &#8220;ordinals&#8221; for short.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Use:<\/strong> Ordinal numbers are for <em>ordering things<\/em> (that is, placing things in a certain order).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Form:<\/strong> These words can act as <em>nouns<\/em>, <em>adjectives<\/em>, or <em>adverbs<\/em>. The word &#8220;second&#8221; can also act as a <em>verb<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Once, twice, thrice, &#8230; :<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong> I do not know the name for this type of number-related word.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Use:<\/strong> These words are for <em>referring to the number of times, occasions, or instances<\/em> or for <em>referring to an n-fold quantity or degree<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Form:<\/strong> These words act only as <em>adverbs<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Single, double, triple, &#8230; :<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong> I do not know the name for this type of number-related word.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Use:<\/strong> These words are for <em>referring to the number of parts, kinds, or degrees<\/em> or for <em>referring to a group, set, or series<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Form:<\/strong> These words can act as <em>nouns<\/em>, <em>adjectives<\/em>, or <em>verbs<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Twin, triplet, quadruplet, &#8230; :<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong> As with &#8220;one&#8221;, &#8220;two&#8221;, &#8220;three&#8221;, etc., these words also are defined as &#8220;cardinal numbers&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Use:<\/strong> These words can be used to <em>refer to items as a collection<\/em>. These words can also be used to <em>refer to any item in such a collection<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Form:<\/strong> These words act as <em>nouns<\/em>. The word &#8220;twin&#8221; can also act as an <em>adjective<\/em> or a <em>verb<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Singular, plural, trial &#8230; :<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong> These are called &#8220;grammatical number&#8221; in linguistics.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Use:<\/strong> Among their many uses, these words are for <em>expressing count distinctions in grammar<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Form:<\/strong> These words can act as <em>adjectives<\/em> or <em>nouns<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I am sure that I missed some number-related words, but that is part of the fun of this exercise!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I realized recently that I did not know well how to express different types of numbers in Italian. 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