number
noun
[ ˈnʌmbə ]
• an arithmetical value, expressed by a word, symbol, or figure, representing a particular quantity and used in counting and making calculations.
• "think of a number from one to ten and multiply it by three"
Similar:
numeral,
integer,
figure,
digit,
character,
symbol,
whole number,
decimal number,
decimal,
unit,
cardinal number,
ordinal number,
Roman number,
Arabic number,
cipher,
• a quantity or amount.
• "the company is seeking to increase the number of women on its staff"
• a single issue of a magazine.
• "the October number of ‘Travel’"
• a grammatical classification of words that consists typically of singular and plural, and, in Greek and certain other languages, dual.
• "the form of English pronouns reflects their number and gender"
number
verb
• amount to (a specified figure or quantity); comprise.
• "the demonstrators numbered more than 5,000"
Similar:
add up to,
amount to,
total,
come to,
• mark with a number or assign a number to, typically to indicate position in a series.
• "each document was numbered consecutively"
Similar:
assign a number to,
categorize by number,
specify by number,
mark with a number,
itemize,
enumerate,
• include or classify as a member of a group.
• "the orchestra numbers Brahms among its past conductors"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French nombre (noun), nombrer (verb), from Latin numerus .
