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number

number

2 4.7
A single issue of a magazine or journal
  • noun
  • /ˈnʌmbər/
  • UK
: número
  • Subsequent issues show numbers only, for there is no room for any picture.
  • Issue number
  • Volume 1, number
  • number or edition

This week, Luxury Watch numbers came out, Richman and Swatch.

Examples

  • We have published in almost every number a descriptive essay dealing with some regional or local landscape.

    Academic text (1998)
  • We're updating advisory number 23.

  • All right, here we go, number four!

  • Like down here, we have at number four, The Pet Shop Boys and You Were Always on My Mind.

  • Table 1 also shows a slight decrease in the number of articles published per issue.

    Academic text (1993)
  • As early as volume 1, number 3, "Discipline and Morale" was published in the journal.

    Academic text (1995)
  • We have found no date for Number 14's printing other than "1986."

    Academic text (2013)
  • You can have search results displayed according to relevance, page number, or edition (issue).

    Academic text (2011)
  • Issue number one!

  • The latest number of the magazine features an interview with a famous author.

Synonyms

issue
vsnumber
278 2.9

One copy of a magazine or newspaper

is the same single published copy in a regular series

Idioms

To put your own needs before other people's

2 9.3

A clear top item on charts or rankings that is much more popular than others

1 8.9

Make someone face consequences they cannot avoid

To be likely to cause trouble for someone

To become red in the face when you feel embarrassed

Compounds

∞ 1.7

The first and most important person or thing in a list

505 3.7

Someone or something that is second in order

421 1.0

A set of numbers people use to call each other

215 1.4

Many people or things counted together

A number the United States gives to people to show who they are, pay taxes, and get government benefits

A set of numbers people use to call someone by phone

48 1.0

Numbers or letters on a car's number plate that identify the vehicle

48 2.0

A phone number you call by mistake

13 1.8

A secret number that lets you access bank or phone accounts

11 1.0

A whole number you can split into two equal parts

prime number
  • Specialized
10 3.6

A whole number greater than 1 that you can divide only by 1 and itself

real number
  • Specialized
10 3.9

A value that can be shown on a straight line, like 3, 1/2, or pi

A phone number to call for help in an emergency, for example the police or an ambulance

A unique number shown on a vehicle's license plate to identify it

6 1.0

A number that shows which page in a book or document

Doing long, complex calculations, often using a computer

number cruncher
  • Informal
5 4.5

A person who works with many numbers and can do difficult calculations using computers

4 4.3

A device or program that produces numbers that do not follow a pattern

whole number
  • Specialized
3 2.1

A number with no fraction and no decimal, such as 0, 1, or -3

atomic number
  • Specialized
2 3.4

Number of protons in an atom's center that shows its place in the periodic table

A person who has the same job in another company or country

number system
  • Specialized
2 3.5

A way to write numbers using digits, like decimal or binary

natural number
  • Specialized
2 3.4

A number used for counting that starts at one and goes up

2 3.0

A number for a mailbox at a post office where someone receives mail

imaginary number
  • Specialized
1 7.9

A number in the form a plus b i, where i is the square root of minus one

call number
  • Specialized
1 4.0

A code of letters and numbers on a library book that shows where it is on the shelf

complex number
  • Specialized
1 6.3

A number with a real part and an imaginary part written as a + bi

1 3.0

A secret number you use to prove who you are and open accounts

irrational number
  • Specialized
1 5.6

A number that cannot be written as a fraction, for example π or √2

A computer that does many math calculations very quickly

A number used to receive mail at a post office box

index number
  • Specialized
1 5.5

A number that shows how things like prices change over time or between places

rational number
  • Specialized
1 3.8

A number that can be written as a fraction like 3/4 or -1/2

number theorist
  • Specialized
1 9.5

A person who studies whole numbers and patterns, like prime numbers

transcendental number
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A number that is not a solution of any polynomial equation with rational coefficients

1 4.6

The British Prime Minister, their home at 10 Downing Street, or the main attacking player in football

wave number
  • Specialized
1 7.8

A count of repeating movements per metre of light or sound

mass number
  • Specialized
1 4.9

The total number of protons and neutrons in an atom's nucleus

Fibonacci number
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A number in a list where each equals the sum of the two before, starting with 0 and 1

A number that shows position in a list

cardinal number
  • Specialized
1 2.4

A number that shows how many things there are, not their order, for example one, two, three

f number
  • Specialized
1 7.5

A value that shows how wide a camera lens opens to let light in

oxidation number
  • Specialized
1 7.2

A number that shows how many electrons an atom has lost or gained in compounds and ions

Avogadro's number
  • Specialized
1 7.4

The number of atoms or molecules in one mole of a substance, about 6.022 × 10^23

floating-point number
  • Specialized
1 5.6

A number that computers store to show very large or very small values approximately

atomic number 68
  • Specialized
1 8.3

A rare earth metal called erbium that is used in lasers

Mach number
  • Specialized
1 7.7

How fast something moves compared with the speed of sound around it

Avogadro number
  • Specialized
1 6.9

The number of atoms or molecules in one mole, about 6.022 × 10^23

A number for a box at the post office where you receive mail

stop number
  • Specialized
1 8.4

A number that shows how wide a camera lens opens to let light in

decimal number system
  • Specialized
1 3.7

A number system using digits 0 to 9 that counts in tens

composite number
  • Specialized
1 6.3

A whole number greater than one that can be divided evenly by a number other than one and itself

binary number system
  • Specialized
1 4.2

A way to write numbers using only 0 and 1

algebraic number
  • Specialized
1 9.5

A number that solves a polynomial equation with rational coefficients

octane number
  • Specialized
1 6.4

A number that shows how well fuel resists knocking in car engines

compound number
  • Specialized
1 5.3

An amount shown using two or more different units, like one hour and ten minutes

atomic number 40
  • Specialized
1 5.7

A strong shiny grey metal used in nuclear reactors

number agreement
  • Specialized
1 5.3

A rule that makes verbs and adjectives match a noun's singular or plural

atomic number 92
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A heavy radioactive metal used as fuel in nuclear reactors and in weapons

sex number
  • NSFW
1 8.2

How many people someone has had sex with

license number
  • Specialized
1 2.9

A code you enter to activate software or an online service

baryon number
  • Specialized
1 9.9

The difference in number between matter particles and antimatter particles that stays the same when particles react

atomic number 10
  • Specialized
1 4.8

A colorless gas used in bright red signs and lights

back-number
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who is no longer important or fashionable

magic number
  • Specialized
1 9.2

A number of protons or neutrons that makes a nucleus especially stable

atomic number 77
  • Specialized
1 8.4

A heavy, rare metal used in strong metal mixtures and often found with platinum

atomic number 84
  • Specialized
1 9.3

A radioactive metal called polonium that is found with uranium and used in some devices

atomic number 112
  • Specialized
1 9.6

A very heavy radioactive metal made by scientists and named copernicium

1 9.9

An imaginary being people blame for luck in games and gambling

atomic number 22
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A light strong metal called titanium used to make medical implants and airplane parts

1 3.7

A code of digits that shows which bank or card company handles a payment

Brinell number
  • Specialized
8.6

A number showing how hard a metal is by pressing a steel ball into it

9.9

A way of writing numbers that uses twelve as its base and digits 0 to 11

Surface Forms

number singular
numbers plural

Etymology

Number comes from Latin numerus, meaning 'count' or 'order'. That's why a magazine 'number' is one issue in a counted series — a single, numbered copy in the order of the publication.