diff --git a/jquery/jquery-tests.ts b/jquery/jquery-tests.ts
index 486df86e0..c3be009d5 100644
--- a/jquery/jquery-tests.ts
+++ b/jquery/jquery-tests.ts
@@ -2461,7 +2461,7 @@ function test_isNumeric() {
     $.isNumeric("8e5");
     $.isNumeric(3.1415);
     $.isNumeric(+10);
-    $.isNumeric(0144);
+    $.isNumeric(144);
     $.isNumeric("");
     $.isNumeric({});
     $.isNumeric(NaN);
diff --git a/jquery/jquery.d.ts b/jquery/jquery.d.ts
index 064f6f51a..8b9964287 100644
--- a/jquery/jquery.d.ts
+++ b/jquery/jquery.d.ts
@@ -307,6 +307,11 @@ interface JQueryPromiseCallback<T> {
     (value?: T, ...args: any[]): void;
 }
 
+interface JQueryPromiseOperator<T, R> {
+	(callback: JQueryPromiseCallback<T>, ...callbacks: JQueryPromiseCallback<T>[]): JQueryPromise<R>;
+	(callback: JQueryPromiseCallback<T>[], ...callbacks: JQueryPromiseCallback<T>[]): JQueryPromise<R>;
+}
+
 /**
  * Interface for the JQuery promise, part of callbacks
  */
@@ -317,52 +322,28 @@ interface JQueryPromise<T> {
      * @param alwaysCallbacks1 A function, or array of functions, that is called when the Deferred is resolved or rejected.
      * @param alwaysCallbacks2 Optional additional functions, or arrays of functions, that are called when the Deferred is resolved or rejected.
      */
-    always(alwaysCallbacks1?: JQueryPromiseCallback<T>, ...alwaysCallbacks2: JQueryPromiseCallback<T>[]): JQueryDeferred<T>;
+	always: JQueryPromiseOperator<any, T>;
     /**
      * Add handlers to be called when the Deferred object is resolved.
      * 
      * @param doneCallbacks1 A function, or array of functions, that are called when the Deferred is resolved.
      * @param doneCallbacks2 Optional additional functions, or arrays of functions, that are called when the Deferred is resolved.
      */
-    done(doneCallbacks1?: JQueryPromiseCallback<T>, ...doneCallbacks2: JQueryPromiseCallback<T>[]): JQueryDeferred<T>;
+	done: JQueryPromiseOperator<T, T>;
     /**
      * Add handlers to be called when the Deferred object is rejected.
      * 
      * @param failCallbacks1 A function, or array of functions, that are called when the Deferred is rejected.
      * @param failCallbacks2 Optional additional functions, or arrays of functions, that are called when the Deferred is rejected.
      */
-    fail(failCallbacks1?: JQueryPromiseCallback<T>, ...failCallbacks2: JQueryPromiseCallback<T>[]): JQueryDeferred<T>;
+	fail: JQueryPromiseOperator<any, T>;
     /**
      * Add handlers to be called when the Deferred object generates progress notifications.
      * 
      * @param progressCallbacks A function, or array of functions, to be called when the Deferred generates progress notifications.
      */
-    progress(...progressCallbacks: JQueryPromiseCallback<T>[]): JQueryDeferred<T>;
-
-    /**
-     * Add handlers to be called when the Deferred object is either resolved or rejected.
-     * 
-     * @param alwaysCallbacks A function, or array of functions, that is called when the Deferred is resolved or rejected.
-     */
-    always(...alwaysCallbacks: any[]): JQueryPromise<T>;
-    /**
-     * Add handlers to be called when the Deferred object is resolved.
-     * 
-     * @param doneCallbacks A function, or array of functions, that are called when the Deferred is resolved.
-     */
-    done(...doneCallbacks: any[]): JQueryPromise<T>;
-    /**
-     * Add handlers to be called when the Deferred object is rejected.
-     * 
-     * @param failCallbacks A function, or array of functions, that are called when the Deferred is rejected.
-     */
-    fail(...failCallbacks: any[]): JQueryPromise<T>;
-    /**
-     * Add handlers to be called when the Deferred object generates progress notifications.
-     * 
-     * @param progressCallbacks A function, or array of functions, to be called when the Deferred generates progress notifications.
-     */
-    progress(...progressCallbacks: any[]): JQueryPromise<T>;
+	progress(progressCallback: JQueryPromiseCallback<T>): JQueryPromise<T>;
+	progress(progressCallbacks: JQueryPromiseCallback<T>[]): JQueryPromise<T>;
 
     /**
      * Determine the current state of a Deferred object.
@@ -479,8 +460,9 @@ interface JQueryDeferred<T> extends JQueryPromise<T> {
      * 
      * @param progressCallbacks A function, or array of functions, to be called when the Deferred generates progress notifications.
      */
-    progress(...progressCallbacks: JQueryPromiseCallback<T>[]): JQueryDeferred<T>;
-
+    progress(progressCallback: JQueryPromiseCallback<T>): JQueryDeferred<T>;
+    progress(progressCallbacks: JQueryPromiseCallback<T>[]): JQueryDeferred<T>;
+	
     /**
      * Call the progressCallbacks on a Deferred object with the given args.
      *