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number
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Meanings
noun
  • an arithmetical value, expressed by a word, symbol, or figure, representing a particular quantity and used in counting and making calculations.
    E.g. think of a number from one to ten and multiply it by three
  • a quantity or amount.
    E.g. the company is seeking to increase the number of women on its staff
  • a single issue of a magazine.
    E.g. the October number of ‘Travel’
  • a grammatical classification of words that consists typically of singular and plural, and, in Greek and certain other languages, dual.
    E.g. the form of English pronouns reflects their number and gender
verb
  • amount to (a specified figure or quantity); comprise.
    E.g. the demonstrators numbered more than 5,000
  • mark with a number or assign a number to, typically to indicate position in a series.
    E.g. each document was numbered consecutively
  • include or classify as a member of a group.
    E.g. the orchestra numbers Brahms among its past conductors

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