number

Noun

number (plural numbers)

1. (countable) An abstract entity used to describe quantity.
2. (countable) A symbol for a non-negative integer; a numeral.
3. (countable) (mathematics) A member of one of several classes: natural numbers,integers, rational numbers, real numbers, complex numbers, quaternions.

   The equation e^iπ + 1 = 0 includes the most important numbers: 1, 0, π, i, and e.

4. (Followed by a numeral; used attributive) Showing the rank 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.

   Horse number 5 won the race.

5. Quantity.

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

6. (grammar) Of a word or phrase, the state of being singular, dual or plural, shown by inflection.
7. (countable) A performance; especially, a single song or song and dance routine within a larger show.

   For his second number, he sang "The Moon Shines Bright".

Synonyms:

• (mathematical number): scalar

6 letters in word "number": B E M N R U.

No anagrams for number found in this word list.

Words found within number:

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• Definitions:
• 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 ... a concept of quantity derived from zero and units; "every number has a unique position in the sequence" act: 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" a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification; "she refused to give them her Social Security number" phone number: the number is used in calling a particular telephone; "he has an unlisted number" numeral: a symbol used to represent a number; "he learned to write the numerals before he went to school" total: add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000" give numbers to; "You should number the pages of the thesis" issue: one of a series published periodically; "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room" enumerate; "We must number the names of the great mathematicians" a select company of people; "I hope to become one of their number before I die" 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" count: put into a group; "The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members" an item of merchandise offered for sale; "she preferred the black nylon number"; "this sweater is an all-wool number" count: determine the number or amount of; "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change" place a limit on the number of a clothing measurement; "a number 13 shoe"
• Number is an early 1970s text-based computer game for BASIC designed by People's Computer Company in which one must guess a number from one to 100, which the computer is "thinking of." The game appeared on page 2 of the book What to Do After You Hit Return or P.C.C.'s First Book of Computer Games.
• A number is an abstract entity that represents a count or measurement. A symbol for a number is called a numeral. In common usage, numerals are often used as labels (e.g. road, telephone and house numbering), as indicators of order (serial numbers), and as codes (ISBN). ...
• A number in music is a self-contained piece that is combined with other such pieces in a performance. In a concert of popular music, for example, the individual songs or pieces performed are often referred to as "numbers. ...
• Number is the leading Japanese sports magazine published on every Thursday by Bungeishunju. The official name is Sports Graphic Number. Though the circulation once hit 47 million, it is now around 10 million.
• A non-negative integer with an entire range limited by the range of a C language signed integer (2,147,483,647 on a machine with 32 bit integers). Its acceptable value might further be limited by the context in which it is used.
• is used with countable and concrete plural expressions: a number of people, a number of attempts, a number of novels, a number of trials.
• [database field]
• A synonym for the AppleScript value classes Integer and Real.
• Denotes a decimal, octal or hexagesimal number. Usual C conventions are honored, ie if number starts with `0x' or `0X' it is read as a hex number, if it starts with `0' it is read as an octal number, otherwise it is read as a decimal one.
• Any numeric value. Numbers can be integers, real numbers, or complex numbers.
• The number is the count of occurrences within a defined geographic area during a specified period of time. Numbers are used to determine the size of an occurrence in a particular location. Numbers, however, do not take the size of the population who could experience the occurrence into account. ...
• CAS numbers represent chemical substances recorded in the CAS Chemical Registry System. This numbering system identifies chemical substances by an unambiguous computer language description of its molecular structure, including all stereo-chemical detail. ...
• the number of a noun or noun phrase generally corresponds to the number of real world entities referred to (eg singular NPs denote single individuals ( a table), plural NPs denote collections of individuals ( two tables). ...
• The concept of an amount, quantity, or how many items there are in a collection.
• An integer or float.
• Light, Color and Tone combine as one to produce the Principle of Number that brings lifesparks together for countless combinations, ready to be acted upon.
• refers to the size of a sample or the frequency for the number of cases in an analysis
• The group of four letters assigned to every merchant ship for identification purposes.
• The singular number includes the plural, and the plural the singular.
• number of colour in the sequence,
• Most funding programs administered by ISBE have a number under the Financial Reimbursement Information System between 3001 and 4970.
• Used to designate the number of a track.
• to distinguish homophones.
• tests whether its argument is a number.
• A symbol showing position in a series. A concept of quantity.
• Block Number, Plot number or Building Number.
• A single wager made on 18 numbers that an even number will win on the next spin.
• Bib number (Bib, bib-number, number): The square piece of paper that is pinned to the front of each runner. Each number is unique and identifies each runner. At larger races, the “elite” runners are typically assigned lower numbers. ...
• The number of pupils in the school district in the fall as shown in the most recent edition of the New York State Education Department publication, "Public School Enrollment and Staff. ...

• numbed ←
• numbats ←
• numbat ←
• number
• → numberable
• → numbered
• → numberer