number lines
- plural of number line.
Example Sentences
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The rectangular coordinate system is formed by two intersecting number lines, one horizontal and one vertical.
From Textbooks ● May 6, 2020
There are graph-like illustrations, circles, arrows, number lines, maps and even an irrelevant excursus about an outmoded text editor called Kedit.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 6, 2017
Under Common Core, number lines have also received major emphasis as one of three main ways kids are supposed to learn about fractions in third grade.
From Slate ● May 26, 2016
To plot a complex number, we use two number lines, crossed to form the complex plane.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 13, 2015
The kids then draw pictures of the journey and create number lines in which each stop represents an integer, and use them to add and subtract positive and negative numbers.
From Time Magazine Archive
