| NOUN | attribute | number, figure | the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals |
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| quantity | number | a concept of quantity involving zero and units | |
| communication | number, act, routine, turn, bit | a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program | |
| communication | number, phone number, telephone number | the number is used in calling a particular telephone | |
| communication | number, numeral | a symbol used to represent a number | |
| communication | number, issue | one of a series published periodically | |
| group | number | a select company of people | |
| communication | number | a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification | |
| attribute | number | a clothing measurement | |
| communication | number | a numbered item in a series | |
| communication | number | 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) | |
| artifact | number | an item of merchandise offered for sale | |
| VERB | stative | number, total, add up, come, amount | add up in number or quantity |
| communication | number | give numbers to | |
| communication | number, list | enumerate | |
| stative | number, count | put into a group | |
| communication | number, count, enumerate, numerate | determine the number or amount of | |
| change | number, keep down | place a limit on the number of |
| Sounds | nah'mber | |
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| Rhymes | absorber ... weber / Weber: 72 rhymes with ber... | |
| Meaning | The property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals. | |
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| Synonym | figure | |
| Narrower | fewness | The quality of being small in number |
| innumerableness, countlessness | A number beyond counting | |
| majority, bulk | The property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts | |
| minority | Being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts | |
| numerousness, numerosity, multiplicity | A large number | |
| preponderance, prevalence | A superiority in numbers or amount | |
| roundness | The quality of being round numbers | |
| Broader | amount | The relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion |
| Spanish | número | |
| Catalan | nombre | |
| Verbs | number | place a limit on the number of |
| number | determine the number or amount of | |
| number | enumerate | |
| number | give numbers to | |
| number | add up in number or quantity | |
| Meaning | A concept of quantity involving zero and units. | |
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| Example | "every number has a unique position in the sequence" | |
| Narrower | Fibonacci number | A number in the Fibonacci sequence |
| addend | A number that is added to another number (the augend) | |
| arity | The number of arguments that a function / function can take | |
| atomic number | The order of an element in Mendeleyev's table of the elements | |
| augend | A number to which another number (the addend) is added | |
| baryon number | A number equal to the difference between the number of baryons and the number of antibaryons in any subatomic structure | |
| base, radix | (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place | |
| biquadrate, biquadratic, quartic, fourth power | An algebraic equation of the fourth degree | |
| cardinal number, cardinal | The number of elements in a mathematical set | |
| cardinality | (mathematics) the number of elements in a set or group (considered as a property of that grouping) | |
| complex number, complex quantity, imaginary number, imaginary | (mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1 | |
| composite number | An integer that is divisible without remainder by at least one positive integer other than itself and one | |
| compound number | A quantity expressed in two different units | |
| constant | A number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context | |
| coordinate, co-ordinate | A number that identifies a position relative to an axis | |
| count | The total number counted | |
| cube, third power | The product of three equal terms | |
| decimal | A number in the decimal system | |
| dividend | A number to be divided by another number | |
| divisor | The number by which a dividend is divided | |
| factor | Any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together | |
| fixed-point number | A number represented in fixed-point notation | |
| floating-point number | A number represented in floating-point notation | |
| integer, whole number | Any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero | |
| linage, lineage | The number of lines in a piece of printed material | |
| minuend | The number from which the subtrahend is subtracted | |
| multiplicand | The number that is multiplied by the multiplier | |
| multiplier, multiplier factor | The number by which a multiplicand is multiplied | |
| natural number | The number 1 and any other number obtained by adding 1 to it repeatedly | |
| ordinal number, ordinal, no. | The number designating place in an ordered sequence | |
| oxidation number, oxidation state | The degree of oxidation of an atom or ion or molecule | |
| pagination, folio, page number, paging | The system of numbering pages | |
| prime, prime quantity | A number that has no factor but itself and 1 | |
| quota | A prescribed number | |
| quotient | The number obtained by division | |
| record | The number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had | |
| remainder, difference | The number that remains after subtraction | |
| remainder | The part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor | |
| root | A number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number | |
| score | A number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game / game or contest | |
| square, second power | The product of two equal terms | |
| subtrahend | The number to be subtracted from the minuend | |
| Broader | definite quantity | A specific measure of amount |
| Spanish | número | |
| Catalan | nombre, número | |
| Adjectives | numeral, numerical, numeric | of or relating to or denoting numbers |
| Verbs | number | place a limit on the number of |
| number | determine the number or amount of | |
| number | enumerate | |
| number | give numbers to | |
| number | add up in number or quantity | |
| Meaning | A short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program. | |
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| Example | "it was one of the best numbers he ever did" | |
| Synonyms | act, routine, turn, bit | |
| Narrower | show-stopper, showstopper, stopper | An act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down |
| Broader | performance, public presentation | A dramatic or musical entertainment |
| Spanish | acto, bit, número | |
| Catalan | acte, bit, número | |
| Meaning | The number is used in calling a particular telephone. | |
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| Example | "he has an unlisted number" | |
| Synonyms | phone number, telephone number | |
| Broader | signal, signaling, sign | Any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message |
| Spanish | número de teléfono, número, teléfono | |
| Catalan | número de telèfon | |
| Meaning | A symbol used to represent a number. | |
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| Synonym | numeral | |
| Narrower | Arabic numeral, Hindu numeral, Hindu-Arabic numeral | One of the symbols 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0 |
| Roman numeral | A symbol in the old Roman notation | |
| antilogarithm, antilog | The number of which a given number is the logarithm | |
| Broader | symbol | An arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance |
| Spanish | cifra, letra numeral, numeral, número | |
| Catalan | nombre, numeral, número, xifra | |
| Verbs | number | place a limit on the number of |
| number | determine the number or amount of | |
| number | enumerate | |
| number | give numbers to | |
| number | add up in number or quantity | |
| Meaning | One of a series published periodically. | |
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| Synonym | issue | |
| Member of | series, serial, serial publication | A periodical that appears at scheduled times |
| Narrower | edition | An issue of a newspaper |
| Broader | periodical | A publication that appears at fixed intervals |
| Spanish | ejemplar, número | |
| Catalan | exemplar | |
| Meaning | A select company of people. | |
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| Example | "I hope to become one of their number before I die" | |
| Broader | company | A social gathering of guests or companions |
| Verbs | number | put into a group |
| Meaning | A numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification. | |
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| Example | "she refused to give them her Social Security number" | |
| Narrower | Social Security number | The number of a particular individual's Social Security account |
| bank identification number, BIN, ABA transit number | An identification number consisting of a two-part code assigned to banks and savings associations | |
| license number, registration number | The number on the license plate that identifies the car that bears it | |
| personal identification number, PIN, PIN number | A number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts | |
| Broader | positive identification | evidence proving that you are who you say you are |
| Spanish | número de identificación, número | |
| Catalan | número d'identificació | |
| Verbs | number | place a limit on the number of |
| number | determine the number or amount of | |
| number | enumerate | |
| number | give numbers to | |
| Meaning | A clothing measurement. | |
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| Example | "a number 13 shoe" | |
| Broader | size | The property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing) |
| Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
| Meaning | A numbered item in a series. | |
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| Example | "take the number 2 to the main square, then change to the number 5" | |
| Broader | item | A whole individual unit |
| Meaning | 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). | |
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| Example | "in English the subject and the verb must agree in number" | |
| Broader | grammatical category, syntactic category | (grammar) a category of words having the same grammatical properties |
| Spanish | número | |
| Catalan | nombre, número | |
| Meaning | An item of merchandise offered for sale. | |
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| Examples |
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| Broader | merchandise, ware, product | commodities offered for sale |
| Spanish | artículo, ítem, producto | |
| Meaning | add up in number or quantity. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | total, add up, come, amount | |
| Narrower | average, average out | Amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain |
| make | add up to | |
| outnumber | Be larger in number | |
| work out | Be calculated | |
| Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
| Spanish | sumar | |
| Catalan | addicionar, sumar | |
| Nouns | number | the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals |
| number | a symbol used to represent a number | |
| number | a concept of quantity involving zero and units | |
| Meaning | Give numbers to. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "You should number the pages of the thesis" | |
| Narrower | foliate, paginate, page | Number the pages of a book or manuscript |
| Broader | designate, denominate | Assign a name or title / title to |
| Spanish | numerar | |
| Catalan | numerar | |
| Nouns | number | the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals |
| number | a symbol used to represent a number | |
| number | a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification | |
| number | a concept of quantity involving zero and units | |
| numbering | a numbered list | |
| Meaning | enumerate. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "We must number the names of the great mathematicians" | |
| Synonym | list | |
| Narrower | itemize, itemise | place on a list of items |
| Broader | name, identify | Give the name or identifying characteristics / characteristics of |
| Spanish | enumerar, listar | |
| Nouns | number | the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals |
| number | a symbol used to represent a number | |
| number | a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification | |
| number | a concept of quantity involving zero and units | |
| numbering | a numbered list | |
| Meaning | put into a group. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonym | count | |
| Broader | classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate | Arrange or order by classes or categories / categories |
| Spanish | contar | |
| Catalan | comptar | |
| Nouns | number | a select company of people |
| Meaning | Determine the number or amount of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | count, enumerate, numerate | |
| Entailed by | tally, chalk up | Keep score, as in games / games / games |
| Narrower | census | Conduct a census |
| miscount | Count wrongly | |
| recount | Count again | |
| total, tot, tot up, sum, sum up, summate, tote up, add, add together, tally, add up | Determine the sum of | |
| Broader | determine, find, find out, ascertain | Establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment / experiment, survey, or study |
| Spanish | contar, enumerar | |
| Catalan | comptar | |
| Nouns | number | the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals |
| number | a symbol used to represent a number | |
| number | a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification | |
| number | a concept of quantity involving zero and units | |
| Meaning | place a limit on the number of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | keep down | |
| Broader | limit, circumscribe, confine to | restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" |
| Nouns | number | the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals |
| number | a symbol used to represent a number | |
| number | a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification | |
| number | a concept of quantity involving zero and units | |
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