Number

Quick meaning: Number is a noun meaning Quantity of countable things.

Meaning

Quantity of countable things.

More Meanings

1. (countable) An abstract entity used to describe quantity.
2. (countable) A numeral: a symbol for a non-negative integer.
3. A sequence of digits and letters used to register people, automobiles, and various other items.
4. (countable, informal) A telephone number.
5. (grammar) Of a word or phrase, the state of being singular, dual or plural, shown by inflection.
6. (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.
7. (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.

Example Sentences

Zero, one, −1, 2.5, and pi are all numbers.

The number of malnourished children has decreased.

The number 8 is usually made with a single stroke.

Any number of people can be reading from a given repository at a time.

Word Forms

• numbers
• nummer
• numbre
• numbering
• numbered

Synonyms for number

Depending on context, synonyms include scalar, rime, issue, figure, bit, act.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include enumerate, count, total, numeral, figure, amount.

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