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number Definition and Meaning in English (number definition)

noun
Synonyms:figuredigitamount
Quick Answer • Definition

Number definition: A number is a mathematical object used to count, measure, and label.

Definitions of Number

  1. 1noun

    A number is a mathematical object used to count, measure, and label.

  2. 2verb

    To number something means to assign a number to each item in a series.

  3. 3noun

    A number can also refer to a quantity or amount of people or things.

Example Sentences

“What is your phone number?”

“The number of students in the class is twenty.”

“Please number the pages of the report.”

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Inflected Word Forms

past tensenumbered
present participlenumbering
pluralnumbers
adjectivenumerous
adjectivenumerical

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

by the numbersidiom

Following a set, step-by-step procedure.

a number ofcollocation

Several; many.

without numberexpression

Too many to count; countless.

Alphabetical:numbed•numbered

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