Number (Noun)
Meaning 1
A clothing measurement; "a number 13 shoe".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Meaning 2
One of a series published periodically; "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 3
The property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals; "the number of parameters is small"; "the figure was about a thousand".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The number of people attending the concert was staggering.
- The number of votes she received was impressive, but not enough to win.
- The number of stars in the galaxy is estimated to be in the billions.
- The number of errors in the report was unacceptable.
- The number of days until summer vacation seemed to be dragging on forever.
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Meaning 4
The grammatical category for the forms of nouns and pronouns and verbs that are used depending on the number of entities involved (singular or dual or plural); "in English the subject and the verb must agree in number".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 5
An item of clothing; "she preferred the black nylon number"; "this sweater is an all-wool number".
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 6
A numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification and may be attached to accounts, memberships, etc.; "she refused to give them her Social Security number".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 7
A concept of quantity involving zero and units; "every number has a unique position in the sequence".
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
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- Second Power
- Oxidation State
- Cardinal
- Folio
- Paging
- Multiplier Factor
- Quartic
- Ordinal
- Imaginary Number
- Biquadratic
- Co-ordinate
- Fourth Power
- Page Number
- Radix
- Whole Number
- No.
- Prime Quantity
- Third Power
- Difference
- Complex Quantity
- Imaginary
- Lineage
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Meaning 8
A short performance that is part of a longer program; "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 9
A symbol used to represent a number; "he learned to write the numerals before he went to school".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 10
A numbered item in a series; "take the number 2 to the main square, then change to the number 5".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Meaning 11
A select company of people; "I hope to become one of their number before I die".
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Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
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Meaning 12
The number is used in calling a particular telephone; "he has an unlisted number".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.