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Count on figures

English translation: count on fingers

21:25 Jan 2, 2019
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Science - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Mathematics & Statistics
English term or phrase: Count on figures
10 is easily counted on figures and the rules of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division for the number 10 are easily memorized.
Saifollah Mollaei
Iran
Local time: 04:06
Selected answer:count on fingers
Explanation:
TYPO
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Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 02:36
Grading comment
Than you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +6count on fingers
Sven Petersson
3count using numerical symbols / numerical calculations
JohnMcDove


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
count on figures
count on fingers


Explanation:
TYPO

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 02:36
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Than you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hilary McGrath
49 mins
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agree  philgoddard: Probably. "Figures" makes no sense.
7 hrs
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agree  Sabine Akabayov, PhD
11 hrs
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agree  British Diana: Yes! We have the decimal system because of the 10 digits on our hands (loosely referred to as fingers
11 hrs
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agree  Thayenga: With Phil. :)
14 hrs
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agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
18 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
count on figures
count using numerical symbols / numerical calculations


Explanation:

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/figure

https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/architecture/4-273-introduction-...

JohnMcDove
United States
Local time: 17:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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