number

IPA: nˈʌmbɝ

noun

  • (countable) An abstract entity used to describe quantity.
  • (countable) A numeral: a symbol for a non-negative integer.
  • (countable, mathematics) An element of one of several sets: natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers, complex numbers, and sometimes extensions such as hypercomplex numbers, etc.
  • (Followed by a numeral; used attributively) Indicating the position of something in a list or sequence. Abbreviations: No or No., no or no. (in each case, sometimes written with a superscript "o", like Nº or №). The symbol "#" is also used in this manner.
  • Quantity.
  • A sequence of digits and letters used to register people, automobiles, and various other items.
  • (countable, informal) A telephone number.
  • (grammar) Of a word or phrase, the state of being singular, dual or plural, shown by inflection.
  • (now rare, in the plural) Poetic metres; verses, rhymes.
  • (countable) A performance; especially, a single song or song and dance routine within a larger show.
  • (countable, informal) A person.
  • (countable, informal) An item of clothing, particularly a stylish one.
  • (slang, chiefly US) A marijuana cigarette, or joint; also, a quantity of marijuana bought from a dealer.
  • (dated) An issue of a periodical publication.
  • A large amount, in contrast to a smaller amount; numerical preponderance.

verb

  • (intransitive) To total or count; to amount to.
  • (transitive, passive voice) To limit to a certain number; to reckon (as by fate) to be few in number.
  • (transitive, literary or archaic) To count; to determine the quantity of.
  • (transitive) To label (items) with numbers; to assign numbers to (items).
  • (transitive, with off) To call out and assign a series of numbers (usually to people), either for the sake of dividing into groups or for counting.
  • (transitive, with off) To enumerate or list, especially while assigning numbers to.
  • (transitive, usually with among) To classify or include (in a group of things)
  • (intransitive, usually with among) To be classified or included (in a certain group or category of things).
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Examples of "number" in Sentences

  • The squawk code is a four digit octal number.
  • The number of phrase is encoded with numbers.
  • The number of SRAMs depended on the amount of cache.
  • The reverse of number four is the actually the same.
  • The pentad was a Pythagorean term for the number five.
  • Nelonen, in Finnish, means the glyph of the number four.
  • The number of rays in the brooches varies between five and twelve.
  • The number of the krisnitorya is impair, usually between five and eleven.
  • Basic Chromosome Number of Four in the Subfamily Panicoideae of the Gramineae.
  • The amount per blob increases in increments determined on the number of tricks.

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