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Einer

ones (ones digit)

noun EYE-ner Rare
Numbers & Measures Mathematics

Also means

single-digit number

Usage Note

Einer in school arithmetic = the ones column: Die Zahl 43 hat drei im Einer und vier im Zehner. Also informally used to mean a number between 1 and 9. Plural Einer (unchanged).

Examples

"Die Zahl 27 hat sieben im Einer und zwei im Zehner."

Natural Translation

The number 27 has seven in the ones column and two in the tens column.

Literal Translation

The number 27 has seven in the ones and two in the tens.

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