number

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n.

symbol indicating quantity

1) an even; odd number

2) a high; low number

3) an algebraic; cardinal; complex; compound; decimal; imaginary; infinite; irrational; mass; mixed; natural; negative; ordinal; positive; prime; quantum; whole number

4) (misc.) the call number (of a book); the daily; lucky; winning number (of a lottery); a serial number (of a product, part); a serial number (of a soldier)

quantity

5) to decrease, reduce; increase a number (to reduce the number of traffic accidents)

6) an approximate, round; certain; enormous, untold; growing; large; small number

7) (misc.) our school has doubled its numbers

telephone number

8) to call; dial a number

9) a telephone number; an unlisted number (AE; BE has ex-directory listing/number)

issue

10) a back number

single selection in a program of entertainment

11) to do a number

misc.

12) to carry a number (when adding)

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v. (d; intr.) to number in (our books number in the thousands)

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cardinal

certain

complex

compound

decimal

dial a number

enormous

growing

imaginary

infinite

irrational

large

low number

lucky

mass

mixed

natural

negative

odd number

ordinal

positive

prime

quantum

reduce

round

small number

the daily

the daily

untold

whole number

an unlisted number (AE; BE has ex-directory listing/number)

winning number (of a lottery)

a serial number (of a soldier)

increase a number (to reduce the number of traffic accidents)

['issue'] a Hack number

['quantity'] to decrease

['single selection in a program of entertainment'] to do a number

['symbol indicating quantity'] an even

a high

a telephone number

an algebraic

an approximate

to call

(misc.) our school has doubled its numbers ('telephone number')

(misc.) the call number (of a book)

(d;intr.) to numberin (our books numberin the thousands)

['misc. '] to carry a number (when adding)