negative
non-commensurate
cm are non-commensurate, because no combination of items 1 cm long will ever have exactly the same length as a combination of items cm long. numeral
numerical coefficient
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| A negative number is a number less than zero. Negative numbers are graphed on the negative side of a number line. | |
non-commensurate |
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| Two measurements are called non-commensurate if no whole number multiple of one measurement can ever equal a whole number multiple of the other. For example, measures of 1 cm and cm are non-commensurate, because no combination of items 1 cm long will ever have exactly the same length as a combination of items cm long. |
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numeral |
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| A symbol that names a number. For example, each of these is a numeral: 22.6, −19, 0. | |
numerical coefficient |
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| See “coefficient.” |