I just want a simple defintion of twelve.
2007-12-24 08:10:01 · 11 answers · asked by Al 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Base ten
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12 = (1 x 10) + (2 x 1)
2007-12-24 20:48:56 · answer #1 · answered by Como 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Old English forms of eleven and twelve are enleofan and twel(eo)f(an) respectively. They literally mean "leave one" and "leave two" because if you were to remove ten you would leave one (for 11) and leave two (for 12).
The dictionary entry for 12 says,
"the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one".
The synonyms listed are:
12, XII and dozen
2007-12-24 16:32:53 · answer #2 · answered by Puzzling 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Twelve is the cardinal number that comes between eleven and thirteen.
2007-12-24 16:12:37 · answer #3 · answered by sheisfunky 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go on youtube and search for oneteen and twoteen
Some English girl explains why we say twelve and not twoteen
2007-12-24 16:19:13 · answer #4 · answered by sharksfan1912 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The number that comes before thirteen but after eleven.
2007-12-24 16:12:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Twelve would be our base if we had six fingers on each hand. Pity we don't really.
http://www.dozenal.org/index.php?u=31
2007-12-24 16:38:28 · answer #6 · answered by Rivet gun 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
simplest defiinintion ever
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best thing i ever got out of being 12 was sports and my best friends friday night sleepovers
2007-12-24 16:13:03 · answer #7 · answered by zoom. 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is a number that is BIGGER than 11
and SMALLer than 13
that is not to hard
2007-12-24 16:14:39 · answer #8 · answered by E 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you not understand how succession works?
2007-12-24 16:13:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
one dozen
2007-12-24 16:18:42 · answer #10 · answered by Nora G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋