NUMBER

Definition:

1. [noun] the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals; "he had a number of chores to do"; "the number of parameters is small"; "the figure was about a thousand"
   Synonyms: figure
   
   
2. [noun] a concept of quantity derived from zero and units; "every number has a unique position in the sequence"
   
   
3. [noun] a short theatrical 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"
   Synonyms: act, routine, turn, bit
   
   
4. [noun] a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification; "she refused to give them her Social Security number"
   Synonyms: identification
   
   
5. [noun] the number is used in calling a particular telephone; "he has an unlisted number"
   Synonyms: phone telephone
   
   
6. [noun] a symbol used to represent a number; "he learned to write the numerals before he went to school"
   Synonyms: numeral
   
   
7. [noun] one of a series published periodically; "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waitingroom"
   Synonyms: issue
   
   
8. [noun] a select company of people; "I hope to become one of their number before I die"
   
   
9. [noun] 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"
   
   
10. [noun] an item of merchandise offered for sale; "she preferred the black nylon number"; "this sweater is an all-wool number"
    
    
11. [noun] a clothing measurement; "a number 13 shoe"
    
    
12. [verb] add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000"
    Synonyms: total, add up, come, amount
    
    
13. [verb] give numbers to; "You should number the pages of the thesis"
    
    
14. [verb] enumerate; "We must number the names of the great mathematicians"
    Synonyms: list
    
    
15. [verb] put into a group; "The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members"
    Synonyms: count
    
    
16. [verb] determine the number or amount of; "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change"
    Synonyms: count, enumerate, numerate
    
    
17. [verb] place a limit on the number of
    Synonyms: keep down
    
    

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Related Words:

• work out
• outnumber
• average, average out
• make
• foliate, paginate, page
• itemize, itemise
• recount
• miscount
• census
• total, tot, tot up, sum, sum up, summate, tote up, add, add together, tally, add up
• numerousness, numerosity, multiplicity
• preponderance, prevalence
• innumerableness, countlessness
• majority, bulk
• minority
• fewness
• coordinate, co-ordinate
• pagination, folio, page number, paging
• decimal
• constant
• oxidation number, oxidation state
• count
• factor
• Fibonacci number
• prime, prime quantity
• composite number
• score
• record
• compound number
• ordinal number, ordinal, no.
• cardinal number, cardinal
• base, radix
• floating-point number
• fixed-point number
• atomic number
• baryon number
• quota
• linage, lineage
• natural number
• integer, whole number
• addend
• augend
• minuend
• subtrahend
• remainder, difference
• complex number, complex quantity, imaginary number
• square, second power
• cube, third power
• biquadrate, biquadratic, quartic, fourth power
• root
• dividend
• divisor
• quotient
• remainder
• multiplier, multiplier factor
• multiplicand
• show-stopper, showstopper, stopper
• bank identification number, BIN, ABA transit number
• license number, registration number
• Social Security number
• personal identification number, PIN, PIN number
• Arabic numeral, Hindu numeral, Hindu-Arabic numeral
• Roman numeral
• antilogarithm, antilog
• edition

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