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ʻa-₁ prefix to numbers from one through nine, especially for counting in series. see ʻalua, ʻakolu, Pōʻahā. (Gram. 10.3)   PNP *kaa-.

ʻahānum. four (usually in counting in series): four times.

Pōʻahā.Thursday.

aha [a-ha]num. adj See ha. Four; the number four; also eha.

ʻahikunum. seven (especially in counting in a series); seven times.

ahiku, ehiku [a-hi-ku]num. adj Seven; with the article, the seventh. Gram. § 110, 1st. The root is hiku.

ʻaiwa [ʻa·iwa]num. nine (usually in counting in a series); nine times.

aiwa, eiwa [a-i-wa (e-i-wa)]num. adj The simple form is iwa. Nine; the number nine.

aka aniani [aka ani·ani]n. reflection, in math. lit., mirror reflection. see ʻālikelike aka.

ʻakahi₁num. one (especially in counting in a series).

ʻAkahi kahi ana, ʻo ka ʻEwa iki, ʻo ka ʻEwa nuiA single unit, then lesser ʻEwa and greater ʻEwa.

PōʻakahiMonday

akahi [a-ka-hi]s. The number one; root, kahi.

ʻakolunum. three (as in counting in a series); three times.

PōʻakoluWednesday (lit., third day)

akolu [a-ko-lu]adj. num See kolu. Three; the number three; also written ekolu.

alapine [ala·pine]n. frequency, in math.

ʻālikelike [ʻā·like·like]n. redup. of ʻālike, alike...; symmetry; symmetric, symmetrical, in math.

ʻālikelike akareflection symmetry

ʻālikelike kautranslation symmetry

ʻālikelike wilirotational symmetry

kaha ʻālikelikeline of symmetry, a line on which a figure can be folded so the two parts fit exactly, in math

kinona ʻālikelikesymmetric figure

ʻalimanum. five (especially in counting in a series); five times.

PōʻalimaFriday

alima, elima [a-li-ma (e-li-ma)]adj. Five; the number five. See lima.

alon. face, as one side of a space figure, in math. see kāʻei alo, pale alo, and entries under ʻōpaka.

ʻaoʻao huli aloopposite leg or side of a right triangle

ʻaluanum. two, twice. Pōʻalua, Tuesday; lit., second day.

ʻAlua aʻu hele ʻana i kēlā wahi.Iʻve been to that place twice.

alua, elua [a-lu-a (e-lu-a)]num. adj. The number two; two. See lua.

ʻalua luan. var. spelling of ʻālualua₂, multiplication tables.

ʻālualua₂, ʻalua lua [ʻā·lua·lua]n. multiplication tables.

helu ʻālualuacomputer (programming) code (Kaua 12/14/2013)

hua ʻālualuacode writing (with numbers)

papa ʻālualuamultiplication tables

alualua [a-lu-a-lu-a] The name given to the numeration table, beginning thus: elua lua aha, two twos are four; ma ke alualua ko lakou ao ana i ka helu, through the multiplication table they learn arithmetic.

ʻāluna₂ [ʻā·luna] see palena ʻāluna o ka hewa, greatest possible error, in math...

anaalike [ana·alike] cf. kaha kau.

kaha anaalikedirectrix, as a line which divides a parabola into two equal areas, in math

anahonua [ana·honua]n. geometry. also moleanahonua.

papakui anahonuageoboard

ana huinan. protractor. lit., angle measurement.

ana huina kūponoright angle protractor

anakuhi [ana·kuhi]n. template.

anakuhi mahakastencil

pepa anakuhi lālanilinear unit paper, in math

analahi [ana·lahi]vs. regular, as in shape. cf. laukua.

huinalehulehu analahiregular polygon

kinona analahiregular shape

analike [ana·like]vs. isometric.

pepa kiko analikeisometric dot paper

anapuni [ana·puni]n. circumference, in math; perimeter.

lākiō anapuniconstant of proportionality

anawaena [ana·waena]n. diameter, in math.

ʻano likevs. similar, in math. lit., somewhat alike.

kinona ʻano likesimilar figure

ʻano pilin. property, as of a number; fraction.

ʻanopili [ʻano·pili]n. property, i.e. distinctive attribute, as of a number, in math (preceded by ke).

ʻanopili ʻekahi [ʻano·pili ʻekahi]n. one property, in multiplication (preceded by ke).

ʻanopili helu [ʻano·pili helu]n. number property, in math (preceded by ke).

ʻanopili hoʻi hope [ʻano·pili hoʻi hope] see ʻanopili kaʻina hoʻi hope, commutative property, in math...

ʻanopili hoʻoili [ʻano·pili hoʻo·ili]n. distributive property, in math (preceded by ke). lit., transferring property. cf. ʻanopili kaʻina hoʻi hope.

ʻanopili hoʻolike [ʻano·pili hoʻo·like]n. associative property, in math (preceded by ke). lit., equalizing property.

ʻanopili hoʻopūʻulu [ʻano·pili hoʻo··ʻulu]n. grouping property, in math (preceded by ke).

ʻanopili kaʻina hoʻi hope [ʻano·pili kaʻina hoʻi hope]n. commutative property, in math (preceded by ke). lit., property (with) order reversed. also ʻanopili hoʻi hope. cf. ʻanopili hoʻoili.

ʻanopili kaulike [ʻano·pili kau·like]n. equality property, in math (preceded by ke).

ʻanopili o ka ʻēkoʻa [ʻano·pili o ka ʻē·koʻa]n. opposites property, in math (preceded by ke). lit., property of the opposite.

ʻanopili ʻole [ʻano·pili ʻole]n. zero property (preceded by ke).

ʻanopili ʻole o ka hoʻonuizero property of multiplication

anp abbreviation for anapuni (perimeter).

anw abbreviation for anawaena (diameter).

ʻaoʻao huli alo [ʻao·ʻao huli alo]n. opposite leg or side, of a right triangle. lit., side (which) faces (the right angle). see ʻaoʻao pili.

ʻaoʻao kau [ʻao·ʻao kau]n. base, as of a triangle, in math. lit., placing side. abb. ʻak.

ʻaoʻao launa [ʻao·ʻao launa]n. corresponding side, of a triangle. lit., associating side. see ʻaoʻao huli alo, ʻaoʻao pili.

ʻaoʻao like ʻole [ʻao·ʻao like ʻole]n. scalene, in math. lit., dissimilar sides.

huinakolu ʻaoʻao like ʻolescalene triangle

ʻaoʻao pili [ʻao·ʻao pili]n. adjacent leg or side, of a right triangle. lit., adjoining side. see ʻaoʻao huli alo.

ʻaono [ʻa·ono]num. six, especially in counting in a series; six times.

PōʻaonoSaturday; lit., sixth day

aono [a-o-no]adj. num See ono, the simple form. Six; with other forms, eono, ke ono, he ono.

ʻāpana kaha [ʻā·pana kaha]n. line segment, in math.

ʻaukā helu hapa ʻumi [ʻau· helu hapa ʻumi]n. tenth strip, in math. lit., strip (to) count tenths. see moena helu hapa haneli, papa ʻaukā helu.

ʻaukā kōkua helu [ʻau· ·kua helu]n. counting rod or strip, in math. lit., bar (to) help count. also ʻaukā. cf. moena kōkua helu, paʻaʻiliono kōkua helu.

ʻaulahi [ʻau·lahi]n. strip, as in a stripmat counting system, in math (preceded by ke).

ʻawalunum. eight (usually in counting in a series).

awalu [a-wa-lu]adj. num Eight; the number eight; also ewalu. See walu.

ʻawelike [ʻawe·like]n. average; mean, in math. Eng.

ʻawelike māmā holoaverage speed

ʻawelike nuipaʻa ʻātomaaverage atomic mass

ʻawelike o ka uaaverage rainfall
 

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ʻehānum. four; four times.

Waialua, laʻi ʻehā,Waialua, of fourfold calm.

eha [e-ha]num. adj Four; the number four. See aha and ha.

ʻehianum. inter. how many, how much, what price; also used with the meaning of no matter how many or much, so very much or many, just a few. (Gram. 10.4)   PNP *efia.

ʻEhia ka luhi, he mea ʻole ia iāia.However tired, it doesn't matter to him.

ʻEhia mea aloha i ke keiki.So much pity for the child. (Nak. 104)

ʻEhia , pau kēlā hana nui.In just a few days that big project was finished.

ʻEhia ʻana, pau ke kālā.Just a few reckless spendings, the money was gone.

ʻEhia o kāu pāpale?How much [money] for your hat?

ʻEhia o kou pāpale?How much [money did you pay] for your [own] hat?

ʻEhia ou pāpale?How many hats have you?

ʻEhia ua mea aloha, ʻo wau!Woe is me!

Hola ʻehia?What time is it?

ʻehia how, what, as in asking about any kind of measurement. Niʻihau. also he aha.

ʻEhia ka lōʻihi o kēlā pākaukau?How long is that table?

ehia [e-hi-a]int. adv How many?

ʻehikunum. seven; seven times.

ehiku [e-hi-ku]num. adj Seven; also ahiku and hiku.

ʻeiwa₁ [ʻe·iwa]num. nine, nine times.

eiwa [e-i-wa]num. adj See iwa. Nine; the number nine; also written aiwa.

ʻekahinum. one, once. cf. kahi, ʻakahi. [(NP) PPN *te-tasi, a certain (one), a particular but unspecified one, another (problematic)]

ʻekolunum. three; three times. cf. kolu, ʻakolu.

ekolu [e-ko-lu]adj. num Three; the number three; also akolu. See kolu.

ʻelimanum. five; five times. cf. lima, ʻalima.

Hui Nui ʻElimaThe Big Five, i.e. the five corporations that controlled most of the sugar industry in Hawaiʻi

elima [e-li-ma]num. adj Five; the number five; also alima. See lima.

ʻeluanum. two; twice cf. lua, ʻalua.

ʻElua aʻu hele ʻana i laila.I went there twice.

kūlana ʻeluarunner-up, second place

elua [e-lu-a]num. adj Two; the number two. See alua and lua.

emi haʻahaʻa loa [emi haʻa·haʻa loa]vs. greatest decrease, in math. lit., lowest decrease. cf. piʻi kiʻekiʻe loa.

emi ihovs. less than, in math. also ʻoi aku ke emi. cf. nui aʻe.

ʻeononum. six; six times. cf. ono.

eono [e-o-no]num. adj Six. See aono. Simple form, ono.

ʻewalunum. eight; eight times. cf. walu, ʻawalu. PPN *walu.

ewalu [e-wa-lu]num. adj Eight; the number eight; also awalu and walu.
 

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hā₁num. four, fourth (commonly preceded by the numeral-marking prefixes, as ʻehā keiki, four children; Pōʻahā, Thursday; lit., fourth day). and multiples of four are sacred or formulistic numbers. Rarely used as an intensifier, as Waialua, laʻi ʻehā, Waialua, of fourfold calm. cf. kāuna. [(AN) PPN *faa, four]

ʻO manu kolo e hele ana ma .The fowls that creep, going upon all fours. (Oihk. 11.20)

Waialua, laʻi ʻehā.Waialua, of fourfold calm. cf. (ON 2902)

hanum. adj. The number four; generally prefixed by a or e. See aha and eha. Ha seems to be the original word for the numeral four; as, wawae ha, four feet. It becomes an ordinal by prefixing the article; as, ka ha, the fourth. Mat. 14:25. I ka ha o ka la, the fourth day; i ka ha o ka makahiki. Oihk. 19:25. s. See the foregoing. On fours; by fours; e hele ana ma na ha, going on four (feet.) Oihk. 11:20, 21.

hahainan. function, in math. cf. hana, lawelawe hana.

hahaina lālanilinear function

hahaina pāhoʻonui luaquadratic function. see haʻihelu pāhoʻonui lua

hoʻokūkū hahainacurve-fitting, in math

haiahū [haia·]n. deviation, in math. [%%] cf. haiahū kūmau, standard deviation, haiakonu, normal, in math and science...

haiakonu [haia·konu]vs. normal, in math and science. cf. haiahū.

ili haiakonunormal distribution

haʻihelu [haʻi·helu]n. numerical problem (as 2+3); equation (as 2+3=5). see haʻi, haʻilula.

haʻihelu pāhoʻonui luaquadratic equation. see hahaina pāhoʻonui lua

haʻihelu hoʻoilichi-squared distribution, in math

haʻihelu kemikalachemical equation

haʻihelu kemikala kaulikebalanced chemical equation

haʻihelu lālanilinear equation

haʻi heluna liken. equivalent expression, in math. lit., equal amount expression.

haʻi hoʻokō [haʻi hoʻo·]n. operator, as a sign in a computer mathematical operation. lit. tell (to) carry out. cf. pākō.

haʻi huihuina [haʻi hui·huina]n. combinatorial coefficient, in math. lit., combination expression.

haʻi kake kaʻinan. permutatorial coefficient, in math. lit., permutation expression.

haʻilula [haʻi·lula]n. formula, in math and science. see haʻi, haʻihelu.

haʻilula kemikalachemical formula

haʻimaulia [haʻi·mau·lia]n. matrix, i.e. a rectangular array of numbers, symbols or functions which are often added or multiplied according to certain rules.

hakina pānaʻi [hakina ·naʻi]n. reciprocal number.

hakina pilin. mixed number.

hana hoʻomākalakala [hana hoʻomā·kala·kala]n. operation, in math. lit., solving activity.

hana hoʻomākalakala huli hopeinverse operation

hanele, hanerinum. hundred. Eng.

hanelin. hundred. [mān] see hapa haneli.

hoʻokahi hanelione hundred

moena helu hapa hanelihundredths square, in math var. spelling of hanele, hundred

hanere [ha-ne-re]num. adj. Eng. A hundred. var. spelling of hanele, hundred

hapahā [hapa·]num. one fourth, one quarter, quarter, twenty-five cents; quarterly; tribute (Kin. 30:14) . lit., fourth part.

hapahā i hala ka hola ʻeiwaa quarter after nine o'clock

hōʻike hapahāquarterly report

hapahā [hapa·]n. quarter, i.e. the coin.

ʻāpana hapahāquadrant

hapaha [ha-pa-ha]s. Hapa, part, and ha, four. A fourth part of a thing. Nah. 23:10. A quarter; specifically, the sum of twenty-five cents, or a quarter of a dollar.

hapahiku [hapa·hiku]num. one seventh.

hapa kaukani [hapa kau·kani]n. milli-, a prefix meaning one thousandth (m). comb. hapa + kaukani. abb. hkk.

hapa kaukani kekonamillisecond, in math

hapa kiliona [hapa kili·ona]n. pico-, a prefix meaning one trillionth (p). abb. hkl.

hapakolu [hapa·kolu]num. third; one third.

ʻelua hapakolutwo thirds

hapakolu [ha-pa-ko-lu]s. Hapa and kolu, three. A third part of a thing.

hapalima [hapa·lima]num. fifth; one fifth.

hapalima [ha-pa-li-ma]s. Hapa, part, and lima, five. One-fifth; a fifth part of a thing. Kin. 41:34.

hapalua [hapa·lua]num. half, half dollar; in two portions.

hapalua hola ʻeluahalf-past two o'clock

hapalua likeeven half, exactly half

hapalua [ha-pa-lu-a]s. Hapa, part, and lua, two. One-half; a half part. Puk. 24:6. This word is used specifically for half a dollar as hapaha is for twenty-five cents.

hapa miliona [hapa mili·ona]n. micro-, a prefix meaning one millionth (u). abb. hml.

hapa miliona kekonamicrosecond, in math

hapa moeā [hapa moe·ā] cf. helu maoli, helu moeā.

helu hapa moeācomplex number, in math

hapa muan. front-end, in math. lit., front part.

kikohoʻe hapa muafront-end digit

koho hapa muafront-end estimation

hapaono [hapa·ono]num. one sixth.

hapaʻuminum. tenth part, tithe; five cents, nickel.

hapaʻumi o ʻoukou waiwaitithe (Kanl. 12.6)

hapa ʻumin. tenths; deci-, a prefix meaning one tenth (d). abb. hʻm. also keki-. cf. hapaʻumi, tenth part, tithe...

ʻaukā helu hapa ʻumitenth strip, in math n. nickel, i.e. five cents. cf. nikala, nickel, the metallic element...

hapaumi [ha-pa-u-mi]s. Hapa, part, and umi, ten. A tenth part; a tenth. Kin. 14:20. NOTE.—This word has been used erroneously by Hawaiians to mean a small coin, six and a quarter cents, which is not a hapaumi of any known coin; hapaumi is ten cents, or one-tenth of a dollar; hapawalu is one-eighth of a dollar, or twelve and a half cents; hapaha is one-fourth of a dollar, and hapalua is one-half of a dollar.

hapawalu [hapa·walu]num. one eighth; eighth part; a coin worth twelve and a half cents; a piece of silver money (Luka 15.8) .

hapawalu [ha-pa-wa-lu]s. Hapa and walu, eight. The eighth; the eighth part of a thing; specifically, the sum of twelve and a half cents.

hekimala [heki·mala]n. heximal, i.e. a base six numeral involving a point, in math.

heko- hecto-, i.e. a prefix meaning hundred. also pāhaneli. Eng.

helu₁nvt.
  • to count, number, figure, enumerate, compute, take a census; counting, enumeration, census,
  • include, including, list, rate, total, inventory;
  • impute (Oihk. 7.18) ;
  • statistics.
  • to assess, as taxes;
  • to chant a list of names, as of genealogy;
 
cf. heluhelu, huahelu, uē helu.

He lehulehu loa kēia poʻe, ke helu ʻia kāne, a me wāhine.These people are very many, counting men and women.

he mau mea helu bālotaelection tellers

helu ʻekahinumber one, best

helu ʻole ʻianot counted, excluded

hoʻohelucaus/sim.; numerator, in fractions; a telling, explanation

mīkina heluadding machine; comptometer

poʻe helu ukanashipping clerks

helu [he-lu] To count; to number; to compute; to reckon up the sum of numbers. Puk. 30:12.

helu₂nvs. arithmetic, score, reckoning, account; serial; volume (in a series); numbered.

aʻo i ka heluto learn arithmetic

helu a kamaliʻichildren's counting [a game]

pona heluserial bond

helun. amount. see mīkini helu. also heluna.

Eia ʻelua pūʻulu helu ʻelua.Here are two groups of twos.

waiwai helunumerical value

helu [he-lu] To reckon in favor of one or against him; to impute. Oihk. 7:18. To tell; to relate; to recount some past transaction. 2 Nal. 8:4.

helu₆n. size, as of clothes. [mān]

helu ʻano liken. even numbers and totals, without fractions.

helu hana ʻian. var. spelling of helu hanaʻia, composite number.

helu hanaʻia, helu hana ʻian. composite number.

helu hapa moeā [helu hapa moe·ā]n. complex number, in math. lit., part-imaginary number. cf. helu maoli, helu moeā.

helu helunan. cardinal number. lit., amount number. cf. helu kaʻina.

helu hoʻohana [helu hoʻo·hana]n. constant, in math. lit., number (for) use.

helu hoʻohui [helu hoʻo·hui]n. addend, in math. lit., number (for) adding.

helu hoʻonui [helu hoʻo·nui]n. factor, in math. lit., number (for) multiplying. see helu hoʻonui kemikala.

helu hoʻonui likecommon factor

helu hoʻonui like kiʻekiʻe loagreatest common factor

papa helu hoʻonui kumufactor tree

helu hoʻonui kemikala [helu hoʻo·nui kemi·kala]n. coefficient, i.e. a number placed in front of a chemical symbol or formula in order to balance the chemical equation. lit., number (to) add to (a) chemical.

heluiaʻna [he-lu-ia'na]s. See helu. Heluia and ana, a number; a numbering. The being numbered. 1 Oihl. 27:1.

helu ʻiʻon. positive number. lit.; number (with) substance. cf. helu ʻiʻo ʻole.

helu ʻiʻo ʻolen. negative number. lit., number without substance. cf. helu ʻiʻo.

ʻekolu ʻiʻo ʻolenegative three (-3)

helu kaʻinan. ordinal number. lit., number (that shows) sequence. cf. helu heluna.

helu kauʻewa [helu kau·ʻewa]n. odd number. lit., number placed unevenly. see helu kaulike.

helu kaulike [helu kau·like]n. even number.

helu kaulike [helu kau·like]n. even number. see helu kauʻewa.

helu kohu pain. transcendental number, in math. lit., number resembling pi.

helu kūana [helu ·ana]vt. counting on, a strategy used in mental math. e.g., 83 + 30 = 113: add 3 tens; think 83, 93,103,113. lit., place value counting.

helu kumun. prime number.

helu kumun. prime number, in math. lit., base number.

helu kumu kūluatwin primes

hua helu kumucounting number

helu lelevt. to skip count, in math. lit., jump count.

helu luan. double number; dual number, as in grammar.

helu māhoe [helu ·hoe]n. double number, same number used twice, in math. lit., twin number. cf. kaulua.

helu māhua [helu ·hua]n. multiple, in math. lit., multiplied number. also māhua.

helu māhua likecommon multiple

helu māhua like haʻahaʻa loaleast common multiple

helu maolin. real number, in math.

helu moeā [helu moe·ā]n. imaginary number, in math. cf. helu hapa moeā, helu maoli.

helunan. number, count, total sum, amount; grade or mark (evaluation).

He aha ka heluna o kāna poʻe moa?What is the total number of his chickens?

helunan. amount. also helu. see helu heluna.

heluna [he-lu-na]s. Helu and ana. Gram. § 34. A numbering, counting, &c.; hence, A number, i. e., the result of counting. Hoik. 13:18. Ua like ka heluna o kona mau niho me ko ka lio, the number of his teeth is like that of a horse.

helu naʻauvt. mental math. lit., mind counting. also makemakika naʻau.

helu nuin. large number; plural number.

helu ʻōʻā [helu ʻō·ʻā]n. mixed number, in math, as 3 3/4. lit, mixed number.

helu ʻokoʻan. whole number.

helu paʻewan. odd number.

helu pihan. whole number or integer, in math. lit., complete number.

helu piha ʻiʻopositive integer

helu piha ʻiʻo ʻolenegative integer

helu poʻokela [helu poʻo·kela]n. perfect number.

helu puʻunaue koena [helu puʻu·naue koena]n. irrational number, in math. lit., indivisible number.

helu puʻunaue koena ʻolerational number

helu puʻunaue lua [helu puʻu·naue lua]n. composite number.

hiku₁num. seven, seventh (usually preceded by the numerical prefix ʻe). cf. Nāhiku, the Big Dipper. [(AN) PPN *fitu, seven]

hiku [hi-ku]adj. The seventh in order; i ka hiku o ka malama. Oihk. 16:29; Gram. § 115, 2, 4. As a cardinal, seven.

hiʻona kahan. cross section, in math. lit., appearance (when) cut open.

hoa helu hoʻonui like kahi [hoa helu hoʻo·nui like kahi]n. relatively prime numbers, i.e. numbers which share one factor between them, and that factor is 1, in math. lit., companion common factor (of) one.

hoahoolaukanaka [ho-a-hoo-lau-ka-na-ka]s. Hoa, friend, hoo, causative, lau, the number 400, kanaka, men.

hōʻailona helu [·ʻai·lona helu]n. algebra.

haʻi hōʻailona helualgebraic expression

hoʻānakahi [hoʻāna·kahi]vt. to unitize, in math.

hoʻāʻoamaka [hoʻāʻo·amaka]n. trial, as a test in a probability experiment, in math. cf. hoʻāʻo.

hōʻike ʻia [·ʻike ʻia] given, as in a math problem. lit., indicated.

hōkeo ʻikepili [·keo ʻike·pili]n. database, as in a computer program; data bank, an organized collection of information, in math. lit., data container. see ʻikepili.

polokalamu hōkeo ʻikepilidatabase program

hoʻohelu numerator, in fractions; a telling, explanation. caus/sim of helu₁, to count, number, compute...

hoʻoholo pili laʻana [hoʻo·holo pili laʻana]n. inductive reasoning, i.e. generalizing from examples, in math. lit., decide concerning examples.

hōʻoia [·ʻoia]vt. to verify, check, give proof, as for a math problem.

kūkulu hōʻoiaproof, in math

hoʻoili₂ [hoʻo·ili]vt. distribution, to distribute, distributive, in math.

haʻihelu hoʻoilichi-squared distribution, in math

kānāwai hoʻoilidistributive law

ke ʻanopili hoʻoilidistributive property

hoʻokūkū hahaina [hoʻo·· hahaina]n. curve-fitting, in math. lit., compare functions.

hoolike [hoo-li-ke]v. See like, to be like. To make alike; to make equal; to liken one thing to another; to make a resemblance. To divide equally.

hoʻolike₂ [hoʻo·like]vt. associative, in math.

ke ʻanopili hoʻolikeassociative property

hoʻomaʻalahi [hoʻo·maʻa·lahi]vt. to simplify, as in a math problem.

hoʻomāhele₂ [hoʻo··hele]vt. to build, in math. cf. hoʻomakala.

E hoʻomāhele i kēia haʻi hōʻailona helu.Build this algebraic expression (i.e. by showing its separate steps).

hoomahola [hoo-ma-ho-la]v. See mahola, to open, as a flower. To spread out smoothly, as clothes or kapa. See hola. To open; to spread open; to expand, as a flower.

hoʻomahola [hoʻo·mahola]vt. to expand or explode, as a file in a computer program; to extend, as a math problem which can be extended into other similar problems or situations. see mahola, ʻopi, ʻopihia.

E hoʻomahola aʻe i kēia polopolema ma ka haku ʻana i kekahi mau polopolema ʻano like.Extend this problem by making up some similar problems.

E hoʻomahola i kēia waihona.Expand this file.

hoʻomakala [hoʻo·makala]vt. to undo, in math. lit, cause to undo. see ex. hoʻomāhele.

Hoʻomakala hana hoʻomākalakala huli hope kekahi i kekahi.Inverse operations undo each other.

hoomakala [hoo-ma-ka-la]v. See makala, to loosen. To cause to open a little, as a door; to loosen; to untie. See kala. To loosen, as in taking off one's garment.

hoʻomeamea₂ [hoʻo·mea·mea]n. simulation, in math. cf. hoʻokūkohukohu.

hoʻoneʻe [hoʻo·neʻe]vt. to slide, without flipping or turning, as a geometric figure, in math. cf. hoʻohuli.

hoʻonoho kūana helu [hoʻo·noho ·ana helu]vt. to rename, in math. lit., arrange place value.

hoʻonui [hoʻo·nui]vt. multiplication; to multiply. see helu hoʻonui kemikala.

kaha hoʻonuimultiplication sign

ke ʻanopili ʻole o ka hoʻonuizero property of multiplication

hoʻonui pāʻanuʻu [hoʻo·nui ·ʻanuʻu]vt. factorial, in math.

ʻeono hoʻonui pāʻanuʻusix factorial (6!)

hoʻonui paukū pākahi [hoʻo·nui pau· ·kahi]vt. to multiply through, in math. lit., multiply each term.

hoʻopiha kaha [hoʻo·piha kaha]vt. to supplement, as angles, in math. lit., fill (a) line. cf. hoʻopiha kūpono.

huina hoʻopiha kahasupplementary angles, i.e. two angles whose measures have a sum of 180°

hoʻopiha kūpono [hoʻo·piha ·pono]vt. to complement, as angles, in math. lit., fill right (angle). cf. hoʻopiha kaha.

huina hoʻopiha kūponocomplementary angles, i.e. two angles whose measures have a sum of 90°

hoʻopūʻulu [hoʻo··ʻulu]vt. to group, in math; to form or break into groups. see pūʻulu.

ke ʻanopili hoʻopūʻulugrouping property

hopena kaukonu [hopena kau·konu]n. ideal result, in math. lit., center-placed result.

hopunahelu [hopuna·helu]n. math sentence, number sentence. cf. hopunaʻōlelo.

hōʻuluʻulu₂ addition, to add.

hōʻuluʻulu [·ʻulu·ʻulu]n. addition, in math. cf. hoʻohui.

hua helu₁n. figure, number (the character).

huahelu [hua·helu]n. figure or number (the character), numeral. see helu Loma, kino huahelu.

huahelu helunan. same as helu heluna, cardinal number (NKE)

huahelu kaʻinan. same as helu kaʻina, ordinal number. (NKE)

hua helu kumun. counting number, in math. lit., basic number.

hualau [hua·lau]n. variable, a symbol that can stand for any quantitative value, in math. lit., many numbers.

hua paʻan. constant term, in math. lit., fixed result. cf. hoa like, paukū.

huhui helun. logarithm. lit., number collection.

huivi. to intersect, as lines on a grid, in math. see kaha huina

hui kaupeʻa [hui kau·peʻa]kik/heh. the intersection of two or more lines, all of which go through the intersection point, in math; to intersect thus. lit., crossed meeting. cf. hui poʻo.

huinahā like [huina· like]n. square. lit., equal square.

huinahā like [huina· like]n. square, i.e. the geometric shape. see huinahā hiō like.

huinahā paʻa pilipā [huina· paʻa pili·]n. trapezoid. lit., quadrilateral (with one) pair (of) parallel (sides). cf. huinahā pilipā.

huinahā pilipā [huina· pili·]n. parallelogram. lit., parallel quadrilateral. cf. huinahā paʻa pilipā.

huina helu₁n. sum of several numbers, total.

huina helu ʻokoʻathe whole number, sum total (Nah. 14.29)

huinahelu [hu-i-na-he-lu]s. Huina and helu, to count; to number. A number; the sum of several numbers; huinahelu okoa, the whole number. Nah. 14:29. See heluna.

huinahiku [huina·hiku]n. heptagon.

huinahiku [huina·hiku]n. heptagon, i.e. a seven-sided polygon.

huina ʻikepili [huina ʻike·pili]

pakuhi huina ʻikepilicross-tab graph, in math

huinaiwa [huina·iwa]n. nonagon, i.e. a nine-sided polygon.

huinakaha [huina·kaha]n. straight angle, i.e. an angle that has a measure of 180°, in math. lit., line angle.

huina kikowaena [huina kiko·waena]n. central angle, i.e. an angle that has its vertex at the center of a circle, in math. lit., center angle.

huinakolu [huina·kolu]n. triangle.

huinakolu ʻaoʻao like ʻolescalene triangle

huinakolu ʻelua ʻaoʻao likeisosceles triangle

huinakolu likeequilateral triangle

huinakolu ʻoiacute triangle

huinakolu peleleuobtuse triangle

huinakolu [hu-i-na-ko-lu]s. Huina and kolu, three. The general name for triangle; thus, huinakolulike, an equilateral triangle; huinakolu elua aoao like, an isosceles triangle; huinakolu aoao like ole, an irregular triangle; huinakolu kupono, a right angled triangle; huinakolu peleleu, an obtuse angled triangle; huinakolu oi, an acute angled triangle.

huina kūpono [huina ·pono]n. right angle.

huina kūpono [huina ·pono]n. right angle. lit., perpendicular angle.

ana huina kūponoright-angle protractor

huinakupono [hu-i-na-ku-po-no]s. A right angle.

huina kūwaho [huina ·waho]n. exterior angle, in math. lit., external angle.

huinalehulehu [huina·lehu·lehu]n. polygon. lit., many angles.

huinalehulehu analahiregular polygon

huinalima₁ [huina·lima]n. pentagon.

huinalima [huina·lima]n. pentagon.

huinalima [hu-i-na-li-ma]s. Huina, angle, and lima, five. In geometry, a five-sided figure; huina ono, a six-sided figure; huina hiku, a seven-sided figure; huina walu, an eight-sided figure, &c.

huina ʻoin. acute angle.

huina ʻoin. acute angle.

huinaoi [hu-i-na-oi]s. Huina and oi, sharp pointed. An acute angle. Ana. Hon. 8.

huinaono [huina·ono]n. hexagon.

huinaono [huina·ono]n. hexagon.

huina n. intercept, in math. lit., intersection (by) touching. huina x. x-intercept.

huina peleleu [huina pele·leu]n. obtuse angle.

huinapeleleu [hu-i-na-pe-le-leu]s. An obtuse angle.

huina ʻumin. decagon, i.e. a ten-sided polygon.

huinawalu [huina·walu]n. octagon.

huinawalu [huina·walu]n. octagon.

hui poʻon. the intersection of two lines wherein one or both lines do not continue beyond the point of intersection, in math; to intersect thus. lit., end meeting. cf. hui kaupeʻa.

huli a loaʻavt. to find, calculate, in math. also huli cf. hoʻomaulia.

huli helu hoʻonui kumu [huli helu hoʻo·nui kumu]vt. prime factorization, in math. lit, search for base multiplication number. see helu kumu.

huli hopevi. to turn back; inverse, as in math.

huli hopevs. inverse, in math.

hana hoʻomākalakala huli hopeinverse operation
 

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ʻiako₂num. forty, as in counting tapas, canoes, or feathers. (Gram. 10.3)  

iako [i-a-ko]s. The number forty; a round or whole number, as we say, a dozen; it is applied mostly, if not exclusively, to counting kapas, perhaps to a few other things; a me ka iako kapa he nui loa, and the very many forties of kapas.

ʻikepili [ʻike·pili]n. data. lit., associated information. see ili, kāhuakomo, kāhuapuka, kākuhi, waiho, distribution...; to enter or input, as data...; to output, as data...; to chart...; spread, as data on a graph... and entry below

hōkeo ʻikepilidata bank, database

hoʻokuene ʻikepilito browse, as in a database program having the capability to rearrange data

laina ʻikepilidata stream, as in a computer program

pakuhi huina ʻikepilicross-tab graph, in math

pukaaniani kolamu ʻikepililist editor screen, in a computer program

ʻikepili helu [ʻike·pili helu]n. statistics, i.e. numerical facts or data, in math. lit., number data.

ʻili alon. surface area, in math. also ʻili.

ʻiʻo ʻole negative value cf. kaha hoʻolawe, minus sign...

kaha ʻiʻo ʻolenegative sign, in math (-)

iwanum. ninth, nine. cf. ʻaiwa, ʻeiwa. [(OC) PPN *hiwa, nine]

hapa iwaone ninth

kanaiwaninety

iwa [i-wa]num. adj Nine; the number nine; also aiwa and eiwa.

iwakālua [iwa··lua]num. twenty, twentieth.

iwakalua [i-wa-ka-lu-a]num. adj Twenty; the number twenty; with the article it becomes a noun. num. twenty-seven. num. twenty-nine. num. twenty-one. num. twenty-three. num. twenty-five. num. twenty-two. num. twenty-four.

iwakālua kūmāono [iwa··lua ··ono]num. twenty-six.

iwakālua kūmāwalu [iwa··lua ··walu]num. twenty-eight.
 

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kaaa [ka-aa]num. adj. The number forty. This perhaps is a mistake for kaau.

kaʻakālai [kaʻa··lai]n. strategy or approach, as in solving a math problem.

E koho ʻoe i ke kaʻakālai kūpono no keia polopolema.Choose the appropriate strategy for this problem.

kaʻau₁num. forty. [traditional 4-based counting: kāuna 4; kaʻau 40; lau 400; mano 4,000; kini 40,000; lehu 400,000] ("used in counting fish" (Alexander 1864:14)) see pākaʻau. [PPN *te-kau, twenty]

kaau [ka-au]num. adj. The number forty; applied in counting fish; kaau ia.

kaha₁nvt.
  • to scratch, mark, check, draw, sketch; checkmark,
  • to engrave
  • cut, cut open or slice lengthwise, as fish or animals;
  • to operate, as on the sick;
  • to give a grade or mark to; a grade, as in school;
  • punctuation or other mark, as an accent mark;
  • a line in mathematics;
  • stripe, as in the flag or of enlisted men in the Armed Forces;
  • long striped cloth.
 
see kaha kiʻi, kaha palapalaʻāina, to draw or paint...; to draw a map... [(EO) PPN *tafa, cut lengthwise, slice, incise]

He aha koʻu kaha?What was my grade?

he hana kaha eadeprivation of livelihood; lit., life-cutting activity

hoʻokahacaus/sim

kahan. line. see huinakaha, straight angle, i.e. an angle that has a measure of 180°, in math. also kaha laina, line, in math...

ʻāpana kahaline segment

helu kahato tally

kaha [ka-ha]v. To scratch; to make marks; to write; to make marks indefinitely. To cut; to hew, as timber. To cut open, as a fish or animal; to rip open, as the belly of a person. Amos 1:13. s. A scratch; a mark; a letter. In mathematics, a line.

kaha anan. benchmark, in math. lit., mark (for) measuring.

kaha anaalike [kaha ana·alike]n. directrix, as a line which divides a parabola into two equal areas, in math. lit., line (which) measures until the same. see kaha kau.

kahahānai₁ [kaha··nai]n. radius of a circle.

kaha hoʻonui [kaha hoʻo·nui]n. multiplication sign.

kaha hoʻonui [kaha hoʻo·nui]n. multiplication sign.

kahahui [kaha·hui]n. bracket combining two items, as male and female voices in music; tenor clef; plus sign in arithmetic. lit., joining mark.

kaha huin. plus sign.

kahahui [ka-ha-hui]s. Kaha, a mark, and hui, to unite. In music, a brace.

kaha ʻiʻo ʻolen. negative sign, in math (-). cf. kaha hoʻolawe.

kaha kaun. directrix, as a line from which a curve can be made by taking all equidistant points of a conic section, in math. lit., placed line. see kaha anaalike.

kaha kinonavt. to complete, as a geometric figure, in math. lit., draw (a) geometric figure.

E kaha kinona DXCH no ka hana ʻana i ka huinakolu DXC.Complete DXCH to form triangle DXC.

kaha lainan. line, in math. also kaha.

kaha lalan. diagonal, a segment other than a side connecting two vertices of a polygon, in math. lit., diagonal line.

kaha ʻoki hapalua [kaha ʻoki hapa·lua]n. bisector, in math. lit., line (for) bisecting. see ʻoki hapalua.

kaha ʻoki hapalua kūponoperpendicular bisector

kaha ʻokiʻoki [kaha ʻoki·ʻoki]n. transversal, i.e. a line that intersects two given lines, in math. lit., cutting line. [line indicating that a] change should be made from the original, in proofreading; stet. lit., mark (for) leaving (as is).

kaha ʻoki pōʻai [kaha ʻoki ·ʻai]n. secant, i.e. a line which intersects a circle at two points, in math. lit., line (which) cuts (a) circle.

kaha lihin. tangent, i.e. a line which touches a circle at one point, in math. lit., line barely touching (a circle).

kaha pela hewan. a circle around a misspelled word with the letters ph (pela hewa) written above the word, in proofreading. lit., spelling error mark.

kahapili [kaha·pili]n. tangent of a circle. lit., line that touches.

kahapili [ka-ha-pi-li]s. Kaha, a mark, and pili, to touch. In geometry, a tangent of a circle. Anahon. 23.

kahapōʻai [kaha·pōʻai]n. circumference of a circle. lit. mark surround.

kahapoai [ka-ha-po-ai]s. Kaha, a mark, and poai, to surround. In geometry, the line of a circle; the circumference of a circle.

kaha puʻunaue [kaha puʻu·naue]n. division sign.

kaha puʻunaue [kaha puʻu·naue]n. division sign.

kahi₂num.
  • one, only one, alone, lone, single; unit. (sometimes following the numeral classifiers ʻa- and ʻe-, or hoʻo-);
  • some; someone, someone else, a certain (less common than kekahi);
  • also, besides, too,
  • fellow worker, wife, companion;
 
[(NP) PPN *tasi, one]

E ʻimi kākou ma ka mea e hoʻokahi ai ka manaʻo ʻana.Let us seek to unite our thoughts into one.

hele hoʻokahito go alone

hoʻokahione, one only, alone; oneness, separately, single, singular, solitude, sole; together as a unit, at the same time; to make one, unite; to be similar; same; a, an

Hoʻokahi kāua noho ʻana.Let us live together.

hoʻokahi ʻanoof similar nature; synonym, synonymous

hoʻokahi makua kānethe same father

ka ʻāina o kahisomeone else's land (Kep. 159)

kahi pono e kāmau ai ke ahosome goods to keep life going

Naʻu kahi.Give me some.

noho hoʻokahito live alone

ʻO au kahi e hele.I'm going too.

o ia hoʻokahi that very day

Pehea kahi o ʻolua?How is your companion (wife, spouse, colleague)?

kahi see hoʻomana akua kahi, ʻūlau kahi. hunaola kahi. one cell, single cell; one-celled, single-celled.

kahi [ka-hi]art. Gram. § 65. One; someone; some; it takes the article ke—kekahi, which see. Some; a part; a portion; o ka ia kahi na ke akua, some fish for the god. See hookahi.

kai ʻewalun. a poetic expression referring to the channels between the islands; always follows . Eight is a formulistic number. (FS 273)

kaʻilau [kaʻi·lau]n. coefficient, in math.

kaʻilau o ke xcoefficient of x

kaʻina hoʻomākalakala [kaʻina hoʻo··kala·kala]n. order of operations, in math problems. lit., solving order.

kake kaʻinan. permutation, i.e. a selection of objects from a set in a particular order, in math; to permute. lit., mixing (in) order.

haʻi kake kaʻinapermutatorial coefficient, in math

kana₁num. tens (usually compounded with numbers from three to nine to indicate 30 to 90). (Gram. 10.3)  

kanaiwaninety

kana ʻēkātens of banana hands (Kep. 159)

ʻo ka waʻa kana koʻokahiten one-man canoes (Nak. 40)

kanahā₁ [kana·]num. forty.

kanaha [ka-na-ha]v. To be forty. Kin. 18:29; Oih. 4:22. See ha, No. 4. num. adj. Forty in number; used for forty in counting ropes, cord, bundles of food and property generally, but in counting kapas iako is used. See iako.

kanahiku [kana·hiku]num. seventy.

kanaiwa [kana·iwa]num. ninety.

kanakolu [kana·kolu]num. thirty.

kanakolu [ka-na-ko-lu]num. adj. Three tens; the number thirty.

kanalani [kana·lani]num. in great numbers, numerous; abundance. see ex. ʻapiʻapi₃. (For. 6:398)

kanalima [kana·lima]num. fifty.

kanalua [ka-na-lu-a]num. adj. Two tens; twenty; elua umi, umi lua. kamk.

kanaono [kana·ono]num. sixty.

kanawalu [kana·walu]num. eighty.

kapuaʻi pāhoʻonui lua [kapu·aʻi ·hoʻo·nui lua]n. square foot, in math. abb. kp ph². cf. kapuaʻi kuea.

kau see kaha kau, ʻaoʻao kau, ʻālikelike.

ʻālikelike kautranslation symmetry, in math

ʻōmaka kau peʻauniversal fitting, for putting pipes together

kauʻewa [kau·ʻewa] see helu kaulike.

helu kauʻewaodd number

kauhelu [kau·helu]n. notation, in math and science.

kauhelu ʻepekemascientific notation

kauhelu pāhoʻonuiexponential notation

kaukani, tausani [kau·kani]num. thousand. Eng.

kaukani see hapa kaukani, one thousandth.

kaukani, tausani [kau-ka-ni, tau-sa-ni]s. A thousand.

kaukonu [kau·konu]

hopena kaukonuideal result, in math

kaula hōʻike piʻo [kaula ·ʻike piʻo]n. chord, of an arc, in math.

kaulike [kau·like]nvi. equality, equation, equity, justice; equal, impartial, just, mutual, parallel; to balance evenly, make alike, be in a similar situation, treat fairly and impartially, dispense justice; to arrive at the same time (For. 4:293) ; par.

helu kaulikeeven number

hoʻokauliketo equalize, balance

hoʻokaulike hoʻokaʻaequalization of payments

kaha kaulikeparallel line

kaulike ʻoleunjust, unreasonable, uneven

Luna Kānāwai Kiʻekiʻe ā Kaulike.Chief Justice.

Pono kaulike.Equal rights and justice for all.

kaulike [kau·like]vs. balanced, evenly balanced, in science; even, in math; fair, just, equitable. cf. kaualewa, balanced, as equal distribution of weight...

haʻihelu kemikala kaulikebalanced chemical equation

helu kaulikeeven number. see kauʻewa, odd...

manehu kaulikebalanced force

pāʻani kaulikea fair game, as one in which each player has the same chance of winning

pono kaulikejustice, i.e. the quality of being impartial or fair

kaulike [kau-li-ke]v. Kau and like, alike. To balance or hang even. To make alike; to make no distinction; to be just; to be equal; to be right. Ezek. 18:28. SYN. with ewaewa ole. To be just as good; to be as well as; ua pololei, ua kaulike keia mea me ka nanauao. s. Justice; uprightness; no partiality. adj. Just; equitable. In geometry, parallel, as lines; kaha kaulike, parallel lines. Anahon. 4. In geometry, parallel, as lines; kaha kaulike, parallel lines. Anahon. 4.

kaulike ʻole [kau·like ʻole]vs. inequality, in math. lit., not equal.

ʻōlelo no ke kaulike ʻoleinequality statement

kaulua [kau·lua]n. double, in math. cf. helu māhoe.

lima kauluaambidextrous

ʻO ka 8 ke kaulua o ka 4.Eight is the double of four.

kāuna [·una]num. four (formerly tubers were counted by fours; four was a formulistic number). [traditional 4-based counting: kāuna 4; kaʻau 40; lau 400; mano 4,000; kini 40,000; lehu 400,000] (See pākāuna.) [PPN *taauŋa, hanging basket for storing cooked food (clk)]

ʻekolu kāunatwelve

Ke kāuna hoʻokahi o ka huina o a total of four days (Kel. 47)

wahi kāuna ʻoʻopuseveral foursomes of ʻoʻopu fish (Kel. 51)

kauna [kau-na]s. Four; the composite number four. Oih. 12:4. See Grammar § 116,5.

keina [ke-i-na]s. The number four; more generally written kauna. See kauna.

keliliona, teriliona [keli·liona]num. trillion. Eng.

kiʻe kūpono [kiʻe ·pono]n. altitude of a triangle. lit., perpendicular altitude. cf. kiʻekiʻe, kiʻekiʻena.

kihiʻaki [kihi·ʻaki]n. vertex, in math.

kiʻikuhi [kiʻi·kuhi]n. diagram, schematic drawing.

kiʻikuhi pahikitree diagram, in math

kiʻikuhi WeneVenn diagram, i.e. a diagram using overlapping circles to show relationship of data

kiʻi pālākiō [kiʻi ··kiō]n. scale drawing, in math.

kikon. point, in math.

kiko kekimaladecimal point

pepa kiko analikeisometric dot paper

kikohoʻe [kiko·hoʻe]n. digit, in math.

ʻEhia kikohoʻe o ka helu 327? ʻEkolu ōna kikohoʻe.How many digits are in the number 327? It has three digits.

kikohoʻe hapa muafront-end digit

kiko kauwaena [kiko kau·waena]n. midpoint, in math. lit., centered point.

kiko kuhian. reference point, in math; reference object, as in science. lit., referent point. see kuhia.

kikowaena wili [kiko·waena wili]n. turn center, in math.

kiliona [kili·ona]num. trillion. Eng.

kiliona [kili·ona] see hapa kiliona, pico-, a prefix meaning one trillionth...

kini₁num. multitude, many; forty thousand. [traditional 4-based counting: kāuna 4; kaʻau 40; lau 400; mano 4,000; kini 40,000; lehu 400,000] cf. lau, lehu, mano. [(EP) PPN *tini, a large number, many]

ʻōhumu kiniconstantly complaining

Ola ia kini i ka limu lomi lima o Kailua.The crowd thrives on the hand-massaged seaweed of Kailua.

kini [ki-ni]s. The number 40,000. Any number indefinitely great.

kinohapa [kino·hapa]n. numerator, in math. lit., partial body. cf. kinopiha.

kino huahelu [kino hua·helu]n. standard form, as for numbers. lit., number form.

ʻO ke kino huahelu o ke kanakolu, penei ia: 30.This is the standard form of thirty: 30.

kinona ʻano liken. similar figure, in math.

kinona liken. image, in math. lit., same shape.

kinona aka like o kekahi ʻaoʻaoreflection image

kinona like kautranslation image

kinona like o kekahi ʻaoʻaorotation image

kinona like wiliturn image

kinona like wili ¼quarter-turn image

kinona like wili hapahāquarter-turn image

kinona like wili hapaluahalf-turn image

kinona paʻan. solid figure, in math. lit., solid shape.

kinona papan. plane figure, a figure that lies on a flat surface, in math. lit., flat-surface shape.

kinona pihanahaka [kinona pihana·haka]n. space figure, in math. lit., volume figure.

kinopiha [kino·piha]n. denominator, in math. lit., complete body. cf. kinohapa.

kinopiha haʻahaʻa loaleast common denominator

kohu pai

helu kohu pai.transcendental number, in math.

kōkua helu [·kua helu]

ʻaukā kōkua helucounting rod or strip

mea kōkua helucounter, as beans or bottle caps to help with a math problem

moena kōkua helucounting mat, flat or stripmat, in math

paʻaʻiliono kōkua helucounting cube

kōkua helu kumu hoʻohui pālima [·kua helu kumu hoʻo·hui ·lima]n. base-five counting piece, in math. lit., base five (to) help count.

kolikoli₂ [koli·koli]vt. to round off, in math. see ʻuala kahiki kolikoli.

kolikoli haʻalaloto round down

kolikoli haʻalunato round up

kolunum. three, third. (Gram. 10.3)   [(AN) PPN *tolu, three]

manawakolueternal

kolu [ko-lu]num. adj. The simple form for the number three; with the article, ke kolu, the third. The common forms are akolu and ekolu.

komolike [komo·like]vi. congruent.

huinakolu komolikecongruent triangle

kinona komolikecongruent figure

kuahā₂ [kua·]num. four times, fourfold.

kaula kuahāfour-strand rope

kūana [·ana]n. place value, usually in compound terms. see unuhi kūana, helu kūana.

kūana ʻekahi [·ana ʻekahi]n. ones, as place value, in math.

kūana haneli [·ana haneli]n. hundreds, as place value, in math.

kūana helu [·ana helu]n. unit of counting; place value of a number. lit., number place value. cf. anakahi. see helu kūana.

kūana kekimala [·ana keki·mala]n. decimal place. see kiko kekimala.

kūana ʻumi [·ana ʻumi]n. tens, as place value, in math.

kuhiakau kūpapa [kuhi·akau ·papa]n. null, in math. lit., neutral hypothesis.

kuhikuhina [kuhi·kuhina]n. reference; coordinate, in math or science; absolute location, in geography. cf. pilina henua.

kuhikuhina hōʻike honuageographical coordinates

paʻa helu kuhikuhinaordered pair, in math

papa kuhikuhinacoordinate plane

kūhōʻailona [··ʻai·lona]vt. to stand for, as in a math problem.

Kūhōʻailona ke X no ka nui o ʻikamu i hōʻike ʻia.X stands for the number of objects given.

kūkulu hōʻoia [·kulu ·ʻoia]vt. proof, in math. lit., establish verification.

kukunan. ray, as in geometry. also wāwae, ʻaoʻao.

kūlana pāhoʻonui [·lana ·hoʻo·nui]n. order of magnitude, in math. lit., exponent position.

kūlua [·lua]n. twin, in math.

helu kumu kūluatwin primes

kūmā- [·] prefix to numbers as ʻumi kūmākahi, ʻumi kūmālua, iwakālua kūmākahi, kanakolu kūmālua, etc. see kumamā-. (Gram. 10.3)   [PPN *tumaʻa, an additive numeral ligative: *tu(u)maqa]

kuma [ku-ma]s. Kuma is a word used for standing in company with. See ku, to stand, and ma, implying some persons not mentioned. See ma. Hence, it implies an addition to, an enlarging. It is found in the compounds of numerals above ten; thus, umi, ten; kuma, increased or standing with kahi, one, that is eleven; the second ma may be used for euphony's sake for me, with. Gram. § 115, 4.

kūmau [·mau]vs. standard, as in deviation, in math. see papa huaʻōlelo kūmau. cf. maʻamau.

haiahū kūmaustandard deviation

waihona kālā kūmauendowment fund

waihona ōendowment fund

kumu hoʻohui [kumu hoʻo·hui]n. base, in math. lit., base (for) joining. kumu hoʻohui pālima. base five. also kumu pālima. kumu hoʻohui pālua. binary, i.e. a base-two system of numeration.

kumukūʻai anakahi [kumu··ʻai ana·kahi]n. unit price, in math. lit., price (per) unit of measurement.

kumu pāhoʻonui [kumu ·hoʻo·nui]n. base, in exponential notation, in math. lit., exponent base.

kumu pāhoʻonui lua [kumu ·hoʻo·nui lua]n. square root, in math. lit., square base. see kumu pāhoʻonui.

kūpapa [·papa]vs. neutral, as neither base nor acid on a ph scale. Māori.

kuhiakau kūpapanull, in math

kūwaena [·waena]vs. median; middle, used only in special terminology. lit., exist (in the) middle. see laina kūwaena.

Au Palaʻo KūwaenaMiddle Kingdom, in Egyptology

helu kūwaenamedian (number), in math

ʻili kūwaenadermis, in biology
 

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laina helun. number line, in math.

laina pāweo [laina ·weo]n. skew line, in math. see pāweo.

lākiō anapuni [·kiō ana·puni]n. constant of proportionality, in math. lit., ratio (of) circumference.

lālā₃ [·]n. term in fractions.

lala kūpono [lala ·pono]n. hypotenuse. lit., perpendicular diagonal.

lapavs. improper, in math.

hakina lapaimproper fraction

lau₄num. to be much, many; very many, numerous; four hundred. [traditional 4-based counting: kāuna 4; kaʻau 40; lau 400; mano 4,000; kini 40,000; lehu 400,000] cf. kini, mano. [PPN *rau, hundred]

ahe lau makanigentle winds, caressing

hoʻolauto make numerous; to assemble, as of numerous persons or animals; numerous

Lau ā lau hōkū o ka lani.Hundreds and hundreds of stars in the heaven.

Lau lena ka pua o ka māmane.The māmane is yellow with blossoms.

lau-prefix. multi-; many.

moku ahikao lauʻenekinimultiengined spaceships

lau To be numerous or many. See the noun. Ma keia kula panoa kanaka ole, lau kanaka ai, in this dry uninhabited place there are now many people. s. The number 400.

lauana [lau·ana]n. pattern, repeating series.

lauana helunumber pattern

lauana hoʻokahuasettlement pattern, in geography

lau huinahā lōʻihi [lau huina· ·ʻihi]n. rectangular array, in math. lit., rectangle pattern.

lauika [lau·ika]n. mode, as the number or numbers that occur most often in a set, in math.

laukaʻina [lau·kaʻina]n. sequence, in math.

legeona [le-ge-o-na]s. Gr. A legion, 10,000; an indefinitely large number. Hal. 91:7.

legiona [le-gi-o-na]s. Gr. A legion, 10,000; an indefinitely large number. Hal. 91:7.

lehu₃num. the number 400,000; numerous, very many. [traditional 4-based counting: kāuna 4; kaʻau 40; lau 400; mano 4,000; kini 40,000; lehu 400,000] cf. lehulehu, kini, lau, mano. (Gram. 10.3)  

lehu [le-hu] The number 400,000, the highest in the Hawaiian series of numbers.

lehulehu [lehu·lehu]nvs.
  • multitude, crowd, population, the public;
  • great number, numerous, legion, very many, innumerable, myriad.
 

hoʻolehulehuto make a multitude; to increase into many

No ka pono o ka lehulehu.For the welfare of the public.

lehulehu [le-hu-le-hu]v. See lehu. To grow exceedingly numerous; to become multitudinous. Hoo. To increase greatly in number and also in size; to magnify, as a convex glass; he aniani hoolehulehu maka ame na kino, a glass magnifying the face and the body. s. A multitude; an indefinitely large number. Kin. 30:30. With the article ka, the multitude; the many. Mat. 24:12. A host; a great number; Iehova o na lehulehu, Jehovah of hosts. 1 Sam. 1:3. adj. Many; numerous; ma kona mau ipuka lehulehu i komo aku ai ka hewa, through its many doors does evil enter in.

lekeona, legeona [leke·ona]n. legion; a large number (Mar. 5.9, 15) ; used figuratively of one possessed by the devil or intoxicated. Eng.

Oia inu mai , ā noho ʻia e ka lekeona.Just drinking until possessed by a legion.

lele₁₄vi. to log off, log out, as of a network or other computer system. see kī lele. cf. ʻeʻe.

e lele i'goto,' as in a computer program

helu leleto skip count, in math

lima₂num. five; fifth. [(AN) PPN *lima, five]

lima [li-ma]adj. With the article, an ordinal; the fifth. Gram. § 110 and § 115, 4th. I ka lima o ka makahiki. Oihk. 19:25. See alima and elima.

loavs. length, in math. no abbreviation. also ana loa. see lōʻihi. cf. ākea, laulā, hohonu, kiʻekiʻe.

Loma

helu LomaRoman numeral

lua₃num. two, second, secondary, twice, deuce, double; doubly, much, a great deal. [(AN) PPN *rua, two]

hoʻoluato do twice, repeat, do over and over; to bake twice, as food in the oven,

Ka lua kēia o koʻu hele ʻana mai.This is the second of my trips here.

kaʻukaʻu luato delay much

kaumaha luaextremely sad or heavy

Konikoni lua i ka puʻuwai.Throbbing, throbbing in the heart.

ʻO ka lua ia o keiki.This is the second of the children.

lua [lu-a]adj. The number two. See alua and elua. Two; double; hence. adv. Secondly; a second time. Nah. 1:9.

lula hahainan. function rule, in math.
 

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māhele hapa [·hele hapa]n. fractional part.

māhele hapaluaone-half (part)

mahola₂n. projection (mathematical)

mahola ʻāpuʻu ʻili like ʻAlapaki.Albers conic equal area projection.

mahola ʻili like ʻAlapaki.Albers equal area projection.

mahola kūlike ʻāpuʻu Lamapuka.Lambert conic conformal projection.

mahola kūpapa.Orthographic projection.

mahola Lopikana.Robinson projection.

mahola wēlau ʻili like.Azimuthal equal area projection.

makalau₄ [maka·lau]n. tesselation, in math.

makalauna [maka·launa]vs. compatible, as numbers, in math.

helu makalaunacompatible number

makemakika hoʻopili ʻia [make·makika hoʻo·pili ʻia]n. applied mathematics. lit., referred mathematics.

makemakika naʻau [make·makika naʻau]n. mental math. lit., mathematics (in the) mind. also helu naʻau.

makemakika ʻokoa, makemakika ʻokoʻa [make·makika ʻokoa]n. pure mathematics.

makemakika ʻokoʻan. var. spelling of makemakika ʻokoa, pure mathematics.

mamaoalike [mamao·alike]vs. equidistant, in math.

manaʻopili [manaʻo·pili]n. corollary, as in mathematics.

mano₁num. many, numerous, four thousand; thick. [traditional 4-based counting: kāuna 4; kaʻau 40; lau 400; mano 4,000; kini 40,000; lehu 400,000] cf. kini, lau, lehu, manoa. (Gram. 10.3.)   [PPN *mano, a thousand counting units]

He lau ka puʻu, he mano ka ihona.Many hills, numerous descents [of troubles]. (chant)

hoʻomanoto increase; to do repeatedly or persistently

ka hahai e hoʻomano aifollowing persistently (For. 4:47)

koi hoʻomanoto keep asking and insisting

mano [ma-no]s. The number 4,000; hookahi lau ai, hookahi mano ia, one 400 bunches of food, one 4,000 of fish. Gram. § 116:5. He umi lau ua like ia me ka mano, 4,000. adj. Thick; multitudinous; many; numerous. See manomano and manuu.

mea kōkua helu [mea ·kua helu]n. counter, as beans or bottle caps to help with a math problem. lit., thing (which) helps count.

melehuka [mele·huka]n. sum total.

Ka helu a ka Hawaiʻi ʻoia hoʻi ʻo ka lau, ʻo ka mano, ʻo ke kini a me ka lehu o ke akua, he melehuka lākou helu huina pau loa.The counting of the Hawaiians, as follows: lau, mano, kini, and lehu of the Gods, all their total number is melehuka.

miliona [mili·ona]num. million. Eng.

miliona [mili·ona] see hapa miliona, micro-, a prefix meaning one millionth...

miliona [mi-li-o-na]s. Eng. In arithmetic, a million; ten hundred thousand; the number 1,000,000.

moeā [moe·ā]vi. to imagine oneself to be something or someone; imaginary. cf. hoʻomoeā, makakū.

helu hapa moeācomplex number, in math

helu moeāimaginary number. cf. helu maoli

hoʻohele moeāto utilize guided imagery

laina moeāimaginary line

moena helu hapa hanelin. hundredths square, in math. lit., mat (to) count hundredths. see papa ʻaukā helu, ʻaukā helu hapa ʻumi.

moena kōkua helu [moena ·kua helu]n. counting mat, flat, or stripmat, in math. lit., mat (to) help count. also moena. cf. paʻaʻiliono kōkua helu, ʻaukā kōkua helu.

moleanahonua [mole·ana·honua]n. geometry. lit., base for measuring land.

moleanahonua [mole·ana·honua]n. geometry. also anahonua.
 

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nui aʻevs. greater than, in math. also ʻoi aku ka nui. cf. emi iho.

numela, numeran. numeral. Eng.
 

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o₃ see ma o, in terms of, in math...

ʻo2 abbreviation for ʻoki hapalua (bisect).

ōʻā [ō·ʻā]vs. mixed, combined, in math and science.

helu ʻōʻāmixed number

kekimala ʻōʻāmixed decimal

mekala ʻōʻāalloy

metala ʻōʻāalloy

ʻōʻā kemikala ʻiachemically combined

ʻoivs. acute, in math.

huina ʻoiacute angle

huinakolu ʻoiacute triangle

ʻoi aku ka nui greater than, in math. also nui aʻe. see ʻoi aku ke emi.

ʻoi aku ke emi less than, in math. also emi iho. see ʻoi aku ka nui.

ʻoki hapalua [ʻoki hapa·lua]vt. to bisect, in math. lit., cut in half. abb. ʻo2. see kaha ʻoki hapalua.

ʻōnaehana keki mala [ʻō·nae·hana keki mala]n. decimal system, in math. see kekimala.

ono₂num. six; sixth. PPN *ono.

ono [o-no]adj. The ordinal of six; the sixth; used with the article. Gram. 115:4. Aono, eono, six.

ʻōpaʻa [ʻō·paʻa]n. set, in math; also as of golf clubs or silverware. cf. huikaina.

ʻōpaʻa hopena [ʻō·paʻa hopena]n. sample space, i.e. the set of all possible outcomes of an experiment, in math. lit., outcome set.
 

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pā-₁ prefix to numerals: at a time, at once, number of times; to divide by. cf. lele₇. (Gram. 10.3)  

hoʻopā-caus/sim. cf. hoʻopālima

miki pāluato eat poi with two fingers

pāluadoubly, by twos, two at a time, twice; to divide in two shares

Pālua i ka iʻa.Divide the fish in two shares.

pa A distributive particle prefixed to other words, as nouns, adjectives and verbs; mostly however to numeral adjectives; as, pakahi, one by one, each one; palua or papalua, two by two, two-fold, double; pakolu, each of the three, three-fold; pahiku, by sevens, seven-fold, &c., and so on to any number. These words are sometimes constructed in the sentence as verbs, and thus become verbs; as, ua pahiku mai la oia i ka ia ia makou, he divided to us the fish by sevens; e paumi aku ia lakou, give them ten each. A pair; as, pa bipi, a pair or yoke of oxen; pa kamaa, a pair of shoes, &c. See also paa. v. To divide out to individuals, as several things to two or more; e pa lima ae oe ia lakou, divide out five apiece to them. See pa. particle.

pā₁₁ see huina pā, huina pā x, intercept, in math...; x-intercept...

paʻavs. three-dimensional, in math. cf. papa.

kiʻiʻoniʻoni kohu paʻa3D movie

kinona paʻathree-dimensional figure

kohu paʻathree-dimensional or 3D, as a picture or movie

paʻa helun. number pair.

paʻa helu kuhikuhinacoordinates; ordered pair, i.e. two numbers used to give the location of a point on a graph, in math

paʻaʻilin. a solid, usually with number of sides following, as paʻaʻili hā. lit., surface solid.

paʻaʻili [paʻa·ʻili] see entries beginning with paʻaʻili.

paaili [paa-i-li]s. Paa, a solid, and ili, side; surface. A solid with sides according to the number specified. See below.

paʻaʻilihā [paʻa·ʻili·]n. tetrahedron, a space figure with four faces, in math.

paʻaʻili iwakālua [paʻa·ʻili iwa··lua]n. icosahedron, a space figure with twenty faces, in math.

paʻaʻili lehu lehu [paʻa·ʻili lehu lehu]n. polyhedron, a space figure with many faces, in math. also paʻaʻili.

paʻaʻiliono analahi [paʻa·ʻili·ono ana·lahi]n. cube, in math. also paʻaʻiliono. see paʻaʻiliono.

paʻaʻiliono kōkua helu [paʻaʻili·ono ·kua helu]n. counting cube, in math. lit., cube (to) help count. cf. moena kōkua helu, ʻaukū kōkua helu. also paʻaʻiliono.

paʻaʻili ʻumikūmālua [paʻa·ʻili ʻumi···lua]n. dodecahedron, a space figure with twelve faces, in math.

paʻaʻiliwalu [paʻa·ʻili·walu]n. octahedron, a space figure with eight faces, in math.

paʻaʻololaha [paʻa·ʻolo·laha]n. ovoid.

Paekakoleo [pae·kako·leo]n. Pythagoras, Pythagorean. Greek..

Manaʻohaʻi o PaekakoleoPythagorean theorum.

paʻewa, pāʻewanvs. crooked, misshapen, bent, uneven, odd, imperfect; wrong, incorrect; error, mistake. [(CE) PPN *pakewa, not straight; in error]

helu paʻewaodd number. cf. ʻauipaʻewa

hoʻopaʻewato cause to be crooked, wrong, etc

paʻewan. bias, i.e. systematic error in gathering data, in math. see kīloi paʻewa.

paewa [pa-e-wa]adj. Pa and ewa, to crook. Bent; twisted; too short; out of shape.

pāʻewanvs. var. spelling of paʻewa, crooked...

pahikin. probability, in math. cf. papaha.

pahiki hoʻokolohuaexperimental probability

pahiki liʻiliʻilow probability

pahiki makemakikamathematical probability

pahiki nuihigh probability

pāhoʻonui [·hoʻo·nui]n. exponent, in math; power, i.e. a product in which each factor is the same. see kapuaʻi pāhoʻonui lua, kumu pāhoʻonui lua.

ka pāhoʻonui lua o ka heluthe square of the number

kūlana pāhoʻonuiorder of magnitude

pāhoʻonui kolucubed, as in exponential counting

pāhoʻonui luasquare

pāhoʻonui lua [·hoʻo·nui lua]n. quadratic. see pāhoʻonui.

hahaina pāhoʻonui luaquadratic function

haʻihelu pāhoʻonui luaquadratic equation

pahu₄vt.
  • to cut off short;
  • odd-numbered.
 
cf. ʻāpahu, ʻoi₃, pahupū.

I pahu ʻoukou ʻaoʻao.If your side is odd-numbered. (For. 6:53)

pai₁₀n. pi (π), in math. see kī pai, pakuhi pai. Eng.

helu kohu paitranscendental number

pākaʻawili [·kaʻa·wili]n. spiralateral, in math.

kaha pākaʻawilito draw a spiralateral

pākahi [·kahi]vt. singly, once, one at a time, one by one, respectively, separately, apiece, individually; to distribute one at a time or one apiece.

miki pākahito dip in succession for poi; to eat poi successively

pākahi [·kahi]

hoʻonui paukū pākahito multiply through, in math

pepa pākahione-dollar bill

pākiliona [·kili·ona] tera-, a prefix meaning trillion (T). abb. pkl.

pākō [·]n. operand, as a digit in a computer mathematical operation. cf. haʻi hoʻokō.

pakuhi ʻaukā [pakuhi ʻau·]n. bar graph. cf. pakuhi paʻa ʻaukā pakuhi ʻaukā alapine. histogram, i.e. a bar graph showing frequencies, in math.

pakuhi ʻau me ka laun. stem and leaf plot, in math.

pakuhi huina ʻikepili [pakuhi huina ʻike·pili]n. cross-tab graph, in math. lit., data juncture graph.

pakuhi kikokiko [pakuhi kiko·kiko]n. scattergram, in math. lit., graph (of) points. cf. pakuhi lū.

pakuhi n. scattergraph, in math. cf. pakuhi kikokiko.

pakuhi paʻa ʻaukān. double bar graph, in math. lit., pair (of) bars graph. cf. pakuhi ʻaukā.

pakuhi pahu me ka ʻumiʻumi [pakuhi pahu me ka ʻumi·ʻumi]n. box and whiskers graph, in math.

pakuhi pain. pie chart, as for showing statistics.

pakuhi papan. table, as of statistics, etc. lit., list chart.

pakuhi pōʻai [pakuhi ·ʻai]n. circle graph, in math.

pālākiō [··kiō]n. scale, in math.

kiʻi pālākiōscale drawing

pane pālākiōrating response

papa pālākiōconversion scale

palapola [pala·pola]n. parabola, parabolic. uma palapola. parabolic curve. Eng.

palenan. terms of a fraction, in math.

palena haʻahaʻa loalowest terms

palena ʻāluna o ka hewa [palena ʻā·luna o ka hewa]n. greatest possible error, in math. lit., loosening boundary of error. abb. PʻĀH.

pālike [·like]n. reciprocal, in math.

pālima₁ [·lima]vt. five times, in fives, fivefold; to divide in fives or distribute in fives.

hānau pālimaquintuplet birth

hoʻopālimato divide in fives; same as pālima₁

kōkua helu kumu hoʻohui pālimabase-five counting piece, in math

kumu hoʻohui pālimabase five, in math

kumu pālimabase five, in math

pepa pālimafive-dollar bill

pāmiliona [·mili·ona] mega-, a prefix meaning million (M). abb. pm. see ʻai pāmiliona.

pane pālākiō [pane ··kiō]n. rating response, in math. lit., scale response.

papan. two-dimensional, in math. cf. paʻa.

kinona papatwo-dimensional figure

papā₂ see huina papā, angle of incidence...

papa ʻālualua [papa ʻā·lua·lua]n. multiplication tables. cf. ʻālualua.

papa ʻaukā helu [papa ʻau· helu]n. ten-strip board, in math. lit., strip board (to) count. see moena helu hapa haneli, ʻaukā helu hapa ʻumi.

papahan. chance, possibility of an indicated outcome, in math. cf. pahiki.

like ka papaha o mea e loaʻa anaequally likely outcomes

palena papahapotential

pāpākana- [··kana-] prefix to numbers from kolu (three) to iwa (nine). see pāpā-.

papa kuhikuhina [papa kuhi·kuhina]n. coordinate plane, in math.

papakui anahonua [papa·kui ana·honua]n. geoboard, in math. lit., geometry nail board.

papalala [papa·lala]vs. diagonally. cf. papakū, papamoe. see lala.

pāpiliona [·pili·ona] giga-, a prefix meaning billion (G). abb. pp. see ʻai pāpiliona.

kule pāpilionagigajoule

paukū [pau·]n. term, in math. see hoa like, hua paʻa.

hoʻonui paukū pākahito multiply through

paukū ʻolokaʻa [pau· ʻolo·kaʻa]n. cylinder. lit., revolving section.

paukū ʻolokaʻa [pau· ʻolo·kaʻa]n. cylinder, the shape. see hano.

pāweo [·weo]vi. to skew, as a deviation from a straight line, in math.

laina pāweoskew line

penatomino [pena·tomino]n. pentomino, in math.

pepa anakuhi lālani [pepa ana·kuhi ·lani]n. linear unit paper, in math. lit., template paper (with) rows.

pepa kiko analike [pepa kiko ana·like]n. isometric dot paper, in math.

pepa makaʻaha [pepa maka·ʻaha]n. grid paper, in math.

pepa makaʻaha kumu hoʻohui pāʻumibase-ten grid paper

pihanahaka [pihana·haka]n. volume. abb. phk. cf. pihanaʻū.

kinona pihanahakaspace figure, in math

piʻi kiʻekiʻe loa [piʻi kiʻe·kiʻe loa]n. greatest increase, in math. lit., ascend (to the) highest. cf. emi haʻahaʻa loa.

piko pakuhin. origin of a graph. lit., graph center. also piko.

pili see manamana pili, ʻaoʻao.

ʻaoʻao piliadjacent leg or side of a right triangle

piliona [pili·ona] see hapa piliona, nano-, a prefix meaning one billionth...

pkl abbreviation for pākiliona (tera-).

pm abbreviation for pāmiliona (mega-).

PM abbreviation for ʻai pāmiliona (megabyte).

pʻm abbreviation for pāʻumi (deka-).

poke₄n. period, i.e. each set of three numerals, in math.

polimona [poli·mona]n. polymond, i.e. a shape made of many equilateral triangles joined edgewise. Eng.

polopolema [polo·polema]n. problem, as in math. Eng.

pp abbreviation for pāpiliona (giga-).

puni₆n.v. an even number; to be such. see ʻoi₂, odd...

puʻu₁₀vt. to cast or draw lots, as with a knotted string, or by heaping up pebbles under a tapa, and guessing the number in each heap, or calling one heap positive and the other negative, with the answer to the question provided by the heap with the greatest number of pebbles.

Puʻunaue i ka ʻāina ma puʻu e ili ana.Divide the land by lot for inheritance. (Nah. 34.18)

puʻunaue, puʻunauwe [puʻu·naue]nvt. to divide, share; division.

hoʻopuʻunauedivision (arithmetic)

puʻunaue aku i ka waiwai piodivide the spoils (Puk. 15.9)

puʻunaue koena ʻole [puʻu·naue koena ʻole]vt. divisible, in math. lit., division without remainder.

puʻunaue lua [puʻu·naue lua]vt. composite, in math. lit., double division.

helu puʻunaue luacomposite number
 

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tausani [tau-sa-ni]s. Eng. A thousand; the number ten hundred. Kin. 20:16. num. adj. Gram. § 115, 4th; Puk. 18:21. Kanaka understood.
 

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uman. curve, as on a graph or as a geometric curve. see awāwa uma, uma kī.

uma palapola [uma pala·pola]n. parabolic curve.

ʻumi₂num. ten, tenth (num. from 11 to 19 are listed below). [PPN *kumi, ten fathom measure]

umi [u-mi]adj. The number ten; ka umi, the tenth. v. To be ten in number. Kin. 18:32.

ʻumi kūmā- [ʻumi ·mā-] an element compounded with numbers from one to nine to indicate 11 to 19. cf. ʻumi kumamā. (Gram. 10.3)  

ʻumi kūmāhā [ʻumi ··]num. fourteen.

ʻumi kūmāhiku [ʻumi ··hiku]num. seventeen.

ʻumi kūmāiwa [ʻumi ··iwa]num. nineteen.

ʻumi kūmākahi, ʻumikūmākahi [ʻumi ··kahi]num. eleven.

ʻumi kūmākolu [ʻumi ··kolu]num. thirteen.

ʻumi kūmālima [ʻumi ··lima]num. fifteen.

ʻumi kūmālua [ʻumi ··lua]num. twelve.

ʻumi kumamā- [ʻumi kuma·mā-] same as ʻumi kūmā-; Numbers one to nine are suffixed to this also. (Bib.)

ʻumi kūmāono [ʻumi ··ono]num. sixteen.

ʻumi kūmāwalu [ʻumi ··walu]num. eighteen.

unuhi kūana [unuhi ·ana]vt. expanded form, in math; to expand. lit., interrupt place value.

E unuhi kūana i ka helu 395.Expand the number 395 [395 = 300 + 90 + 5].

helu unuhi kūanaexpanded numeral

ʻūpā kāpōʻai [ʻū· ··ʻai]n. compass, an instrument for describing circles or transferring measurements, in math. cf. pānānā.
 

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wahin. region, a specific area, in math.

waiwai helu [wai·wai helu]n. numerical value, in math. lit., number value.

-walu many. (Eight being a sacred number may have led to this extension of the meaning.) cf. kūwaluwalu, makawalu, olowalu, puwalu.

walu₃num. eight, eighth (walu and other multiples of four are formulistic numbers; cf. -walu). [(AN) PPN *walu, eight]

hapawaluone eighth

kanawalueighty,

walu [wa-lu]adj. num. Eight; ka walu, the eighth. Oihk. 9:1. As a cardinal it is generally prefixed by a or e; as, awalu, ewalu, eight. Gram. § 115:4.

ʻukēn. period of a pendulum. lit., time (of) pendulum swing.

wāwae₃ [·wae]n. ray, as in geometry. also ʻaoʻao.

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