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number

n. an item of merchandise offered for sale; "she preferred the black nylon number"; "this sweater is an all-wool number"

number

n. the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals; "he had a number of chores to do"; "the number of parameters is small"; "the figure was about a thousand"

number

n. 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); "in English the subject and the verb must agree in number"

number

n. a select company of people; "I hope to become one of their number before I die"

number

n. a concept of quantity derived from zero and units; "every number has a unique position in the sequence"

identification number

n. a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification; "she refused to give them her Social Security number"

issue

n. one of a series published periodically; "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room"

numeral

n. a symbol used to represent a number; "he learned to write the numerals before he went to school"

phone number, telephone number

n. the number is used in calling a particular telephone; "he has an unlisted number"

act, turn, routine, bit

n. a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program; "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did"

list

v. enumerate; "We must number the names of the great mathematicians"

give numbers to

v. give numbers to; "You should number the pages of the thesis"

count

v. put into a group; "The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members"

keep down, limit the number of

v. place a limit on the number of

count, enumerate

v. determine the number or amount of; "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change"

total, come to, amount to, add up to

v. add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000"

sum, total, totality, aggregate

n. the whole amount

batch

n. all the loaves of bread baked at the same time

clutch, batch

n. a collection of things or persons to be handled together

fleet

n. group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership

brief, legal brief

n. a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case

array

n. an orderly arrangement; "an array of troops in battle order"

circle, set, band, lot

n. an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"

fleet

n. group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership

fleet

n. a group of warships organized as a tactical unit

sum, sum total

n. the final aggregate; "the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered"

figure, decimal digit

n. a digit from 0 to 9 in decimal notation

number, numeral

n. a symbol used to represent a number; "he learned to write the numerals before he went to school"

copy, written matter

n. matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials

impression, printing

n. all the copies of a work printed at one time; "they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies"

subject, topic, theme

n. the subject matter of a conversation or discussion; "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love"

figure, decimal digit

n. a digit from 0 to 9 in decimal notation

number

n. a concept of quantity derived from zero and units; "every number has a unique position in the sequence"

show

n. a social event involving a public performance or entertainment; "they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway"

simulation, model

n. representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)

mark, score

v. make underscoring marks

figure, count, cipher, cypher, reckon, calculate, compute

v. make a mathematical calculation or computation

hold, keep, maintain

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

add, add together

v. make an addition by combining numbers; "Add 27 and 49, please!"

spectacular

n. a lavishly produced performance; "they put on a Christmas spectacular"

part, separate, divide, come apart

v. come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated"

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