number
- noun
- /ˈnʌmbər/
- Please give us a number higher than three.
- whole number
- number of digits
- number line
So you can apply that same number to humanity.
- So you can apply that same number to humanity.
- This says dogs can count the number of treats you give.
- So with COVID, the number of buyers went way down.
- They've estimated the total number of birds on the planet.
- After you've done step number one, what next?
- And so that's Carl Sagan's favorite number, Billion billion.
- It's not just the numbers, the objective figures.
- And lastly, negotiate based on numbers, not on emotions.
Examples
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- The number is six.
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The teacher asked the students to write down their favorite number on a piece of paper.
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This is always a real positive number, OK?
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OK, So what if I type in a number like this?
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So the question is which number is closer?
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The same table below shows the total numbers of children with special needs in each family.
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So with COVID, the number of buyers went way down.
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Protecting intellectual property continues to be the number one challenge in global design.
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In the late 1950s and early 1960s, a record number of countries became independent.
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They've estimated the total number of birds on the planet.
Synonyms
An amount of something you can measure or count
A word or symbol that shows a number
A number that shows how many things there are, not their order, for example one, two, three
A word or number that tells how many things there are
A number that shows how much of something there is
Idioms
- Literature
A clear top item on charts or rankings that is much more popular than others
Compounds
A number the United States gives to people to show who they are, pay taxes, and get government benefits
- Specialized
A whole number greater than 1 that you can divide only by 1 and itself
A phone number to call for help in an emergency, for example the police or an ambulance
- Specialized
A device or program that produces numbers that do not follow a pattern
- Informal
A person who works with many numbers and can do difficult calculations using computers
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Number of protons in an atom's center that shows its place in the periodic table
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A number of protons or neutrons that makes a nucleus especially stable
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A number in the form a plus b i, where i is the square root of minus one
- Specialized
A number that cannot be written as a fraction, for example π or √2
- Specialized
A secret number you use to prove who you are and open accounts
- Specialized
A code of letters and numbers on a library book that shows where it is on the shelf
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A number that shows how many things there are, not their order, for example one, two, three
- Specialized
A number in a list where each equals the sum of the two before, starting with 0 and 1
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A number that shows how things like prices change over time or between places
- UK
The British Prime Minister, their home at 10 Downing Street, or the main attacking player in football
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A number that shows how many electrons an atom has lost or gained in compounds and ions
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A number that is not a solution of any polynomial equation with rational coefficients
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The difference in number between matter particles and antimatter particles that stays the same when particles react
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A number showing how hard a metal is by pressing a steel ball into it
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A whole number greater than one that can be divided evenly by a number other than one and itself
- Specialized
An amount shown using two or more different units, like one hour and ten minutes
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A way of writing numbers that uses twelve as its base and digits 0 to 11
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A number that shows a United States bank's location and tells which bank it is
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A number that solves a polynomial equation with rational coefficients
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A radioactive metal made by shooting neutrons at plutonium in a lab
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A radioactive metal element called nobelium with atomic number 102 that scientists use only for research
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A radioactive element called lawrencium that scientists make in a lab
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A man-made radioactive chemical element called rutherfordium with symbol Rf
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A soft white metal found in rare earth minerals, used in special glass and camera lenses
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A soft metal called neodymium from the rare earths used in strong magnets and lasers
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A soft silver metal from the rare earth group that is radioactive and has no stable forms
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A silvery metal called samarium that is used in powerful magnets and electronics
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A silvery-white chemical element used in magnets and medical imaging
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A rare earth metal called holmium that helps make very strong magnets
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A metal found in minerals and used in some lasers and glowing materials
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A colorless, odorless gas that makes up most of the air and is needed by living things
How Many
Surface Forms
Etymology
Number comes from the Latin word numerus, which meant 'count' or 'group'. So a number is a sign or idea that shows how many of something there are.