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number

/ˈnʌmbə/

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noun

An abstract entity used to describe quantity.
"Zero, one, −1, 2.5, and pi are all numbers."
A numeral: a symbol for a non-negative integer.
"The number 8 is usually made with a single stroke."
An element of one of several sets: natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers, complex numbers, and sometimes extensions such as hypercomplex numbers, etc.
"The equation e^{i\pi}+1=0 includes the most important numbers: 1, 0, \pi, i, and e."
(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.
"Horse number 5 won the race."
Quantity.
"Any number of people can be reading from a given repository at a time."
A sequence of digits and letters used to register people, automobiles, and various other items.
"Her passport number is C01X864TN."
A telephone number.
(grammar) Of a word or phrase, the state of being singular, dual or plural, shown by inflection.
"Adjectives and nouns should agree in gender, number, and case."
(in the plural) Poetic metres; verses, rhymes.
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"."
A person.
An item of clothing, particularly a stylish one.
A marijuana cigarette, or joint; also, a quantity of marijuana bought form a dealer.
An issue of a periodical publication.
"the latest number of a magazine"
A large amount, in contrast to a smaller amount; numerical preponderance.

Synonyms:numeral rime scalar

verb

To label (items) with numbers; to assign numbers to (items).
"Number the baskets so that we can find them easily."
To total or count; to amount to.
"I don’t know how many books are in the library, but they must number in the thousands."