pupil

Everyday

1. A pupil is a child who goes to school and learns from a teacher. tree →
2. A pupil is anyone who learns from a teacher, like a piano pupil. tree →
3. The pupil of the eye is the black circle in the middle that lets light in. tree →

In the lessons

In maths: things counted: pupils in a class, a school or on a bus; often shared into groups or rows; «each pupil» marks a rate. In school: «pupil» is common in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand; Americans usually say «student». In science: the pupil gets smaller in bright light and bigger in the dark.

Examples

• There are 28 pupils in the class. tree →
• Each pupil gets 3 pencils. tree →
• The school has 4 classes with 25 pupils in each. tree →
• 6 pupils were absent, how many came? tree →
• The pupils lined up for assembly. tree →
• The piano teacher has ten pupils. tree →
• Your pupils get smaller in bright light. tree →
• Shine a torch near your eye and watch the pupil shrink. tree →
• Every pupil wears a school uniform. tree →
• But the King's son said, "Master first, and pupil after." tree →

Note

Pupils are people counted; «each pupil» marks a rate per pupil, so the total is often multiplied. Trap: the pupil of the eye is another meaning; it does not appear in counting problems, but it does in science. Pupils absent + pupils present = all the pupils. Safety: never look straight at the Sun.

In Jewish tradition

In maths: things counted: pupils in a class, a school or on a bus; often shared into groups or rows; «each pupil» marks a rate. In school: «pupil» is common in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand; Americans usually say «student». In science: the pupil gets smaller in bright light and bigger in the dark.

Examples

• Ginsburg asserts that the system of vowel polluting was invented by a Rabbi Mocha in Palestine about a.d. 570, who designed it to assist his pupils. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

Note

Pupils are people counted; «each pupil» marks a rate per pupil, so the total is often multiplied. Trap: the pupil of the eye is another meaning; it does not appear in counting problems, but it does in science. Pupils absent + pupils present = all the pupils. Safety: never look straight at the Sun.