The Concept of Number [Piaget]
Learning one to one correspondence. May do a lot of re-counting at first.
[Zigler, Edward F. and Matia Finn-Stevensen, Yale University. CHILDREN, Development and Social Issues. Lexington, MA & Toronto: D.C. Heath and Company, 1987.]
R E F E R E N C E S
Number n [ME nombre, fr. OF, fr. L numerus] [14c] 1a [1]: a sum of units: Total [2]: complement 1b [3]: an indefinite usu. large total [a __ of members were absent] [the __ of elderly is rising] [4] pl: a numerous group: Many [5]: a numerical preponderance b[1]: the characteristic of an individual by which it is treated as a unit or of a collection by which it is treated in terms of units [2]: an ascertainable total [bugs beyond __] c [1]: a unit belonging to an abstract mathematical system and subject to specified laws of sucession, addition, and multiplication; esp: Natural number [2]: an element [as _] of any of many mathematical systems oabtained by extension of or analogy with the natural number system [3] pl: Arithmetic 2: a distinction of word form to denote reference to one or more than one; also: a form or group of forms so distinguished 3 pl a [1]: a metrical structure: Meter [2]: metrical lines; Verses b archaic: musical sounds : Notes 4a: a word, symbol, letter, or combination of symbols representing a number b: a numeral or combination of numerals or other symbols used to identify or designate [dialed the wrong __] c [1]: a member of a sequence or collection designated by esp. consecutive numbers [as an issue of a periodical] [2]: a position in a numbered sequence d: a group of one kind [not of their __] 5: one singled out from a group: Individual as a: Girl, Woman [met an attractive __ at the dance] b [1]: a musical, theatrical, or literary selection or production [2]: Routine, Act c: an item of merchandise and esp. clothing 6: insight into a person's ability or character [had my __] 7 pl but sing or pl in constr a: a form of lottery in which an individual wagers on the appearance of a certain combination of digits [as in regularly published numbers] --called also numbers game b: 2policy 2a 8 pl a: figures representing amounts of money usu. in dollars spent, earned, or involved b [1]: Statistics2 esp: individual statistics [as of an athlete] [2]: Rating 3c 9: a person represented by a number or considered without regard to individullality [at the universityi I was just a __] -by the numbers 1: in unison to a specific count or cadence 2: in a systematic, routine, or mechanicaal manner
[Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th Edition. Springfield, MA, USA: Merriam-Webster, Inc. 1995.]
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