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Num·ber

/ˈnəmbər/

noun
- 1. an arithmetical value, expressed by a word, symbol, or figure, representing a particular quantity and used in counting and making calculations and for showing order in a series or for identification: "she dialed the number carefully" Similar numeralintegerfiguredigitcharactersymbolwhole numberdecimal numberdecimalunitcardinal numberordinal numberRoman numberArabic numberrare:cipher
- ▪ arithmetic: dated "the boy was adept at numbers"
- 2. a quantity or amount: "the company is seeking to increase the number of women on its staff" Similar amountquantitytotalsum totalaggregatetallyquota
- ▪ several: "we have discussed the matter on a number of occasions"
- ▪ a group or company of people: "there were some distinguished names among our number" Similar groupcompanycrowdcirclepartybodybandcrewsetinformal:gangtribe
- ▪ a large quantity or amount, often in contrast to a smaller one; numerical preponderance: "the weight of numbers turned the battle against them"
- 3. a single issue of a magazine: British "the October number of “Travel.”" Similar editionissuecopyprintingimprintimpressionpublication
- ▪ a song, dance, piece of music, etc., especially one of several in a performance: "they go from one melodious number to another" Similar songpiece of musicmusical itempiecetunetrackturnitemroutinesketchdanceact
- ▪ a thing, typically an item of clothing, of a particular type, regarded with approval or admiration: informal "Yvonne was wearing a little black number"
- 4. a distinction of word form denoting reference to one person or thing or to more than one: "the form of English pronouns reflects their number and gender"
verb
- 1. amount to (a specified figure or quantity); comprise: "the demonstrators numbered more than 5,000" Similar add up toamount tototalcome to
- 2. mark with a number or assign a number to, typically to indicate position in a series: "each document was numbered consecutively" Similar assign a number tocategorize by numberspecify by numbermark with a numberitemizeenumerate
- ▪ count: "strategies like ours can be numbered on the fingers of one hand" Similar countadd uptotalcalculatecomputeenumeratereckontelltallyassesstot up
- 3. include or classify as a member of a group: "the orchestra numbers Brahms among its past conductors" Similar includecountreckondeemlook on
Word Origin Middle English: from Old French nombre (noun), nombrer (verb), from Latin numerus.
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Mathematical object used to count, label, and measure
A number is a mathematical object used to count, measure, and label. The most basic examples are the natural numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, and so forth. Numbers can be represented in language with number words. More universally, individual numbers can be represented by symbols, called numerals; for example, "5" is a numeral that represents the number five. Wikipedia
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