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Meaning of number

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

2. (n) a clothing measurement; "a number 13 shoe"

3. (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"

4. (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"

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

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

7. (n) one of a series published periodically; "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist''s waitingroom"

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

9. (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"

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

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

12. (v) place a limit on the number of

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

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

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

16. (v) add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to ,000"; "The bill came to ,000"

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

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