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Etymology 1

Pronunciation
a|RP enPR|nŭm'b�(r), IPA|/�n�m.b�(r)/, SAMPA|/"nVm.b@(r)/
a|US enPR|nŭm'b�r, IPA|/'n�m.b�/, SAMPA|/"nVm.b3`/
audio|en-us-number.ogg|Audio (US)
Hyphenation: num·ber

Noun
wikipedia
en-noun

1. countable An abstract entity used to describe quantity.
2. countable A symbol for a non-negative integer; a numeral.
3. countable mathematics A member of one of several classes: natural numbers,integers, rational numbers, real numbers, complex numbers, quaternions.

#:The equation <math>e^{i\pi}+1=0</math> includes the most important numbers: 1, 0, <math>\pi</math>, <math>i</math>, and <math>e</math>.

1. (Followed by a numeral; used attributive) show|Showing the rank of something in a list or sequence. Abbreviations: No or No., no or no. (in each case, sometimes written with a superscript "o", like Nº or &#x2116;). The symbol "#" is also used in this manner.

#:Horse number 5 won the race.

1. quantity|Quantity.

#: Any number of people can be reading from a given repository at a time

1. grammar Of a word or phrase, the state of being singular, dual or plural, shown by inflection.
2. countable A performance; especially, a single song or song and dance routine within a larger show.

#:For his second number, he sang "The Moon Shines Bright".

Synonyms
i-c|mathematical number scalar

Derived terms
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abundant number
algebraic number
binary number
cardinal number
complex number
decimal number
deficient number
hexadecimal number
house number
hyperreal number
hypercomplex number
imaginary number
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irrational number
natural number
number-cruncher
number-crunching
number field
number line
number one
number two<!--has various idiomatic meanings-->
number theory
ordinal number
perfect number
phone number
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prime number
rational number
real number
round number
serial number
surreal number
telephone number
transcendental number
transfinite number
whole number
without number
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Related terms
numeral
numeric
numerical

Translations
trans-top|abstract entity
Arabic: Arab|ر�� IPAchar|(ráqam) m
Basque: lehen?
Belarusian: л�к (lik) m
Breton: niver m
Bulgarian: t+|bg|�и�ло|n|tr�isló|scCyrl
Chinese: � (shù), �� (shùmù)
Croatian: t+|hr|broj|m
Czech: t-|cs|�íslo|n
Danish: t-|da|tal
Dutch: t+|nl|aantal|n, t+|nl|hoeveelheid|f
Esperanto numero
Estonian: t-|et|arv
Finnish: t+|fi|luku, t+|fi|numero
French: t+|fr|nombre|m, t+|fr|chiffre|m
Galician: número m
Georgian: ������ (rits�vi)
German: t+|de|Anzahl|f, t+|de|Zahl|f
Greek: t-|el|α�ιθμ��|m|trarithmós|scGrek, t|el|�λήθο�|n|trplíthos|scGrek
Hebrew: t+|he|�ספר|m|trmispar|scHebr
Hungarian: t+|hu|szám
Icelandic: t+|is|tala|f
Ido: numbro
Indonesian: angka, bilangan
Interlingua: numero#Interlingua|numero
trans-mid
Irish: uimhir
Italian: t+|it|numero
Japanese: � (��, kazu), �� (���, sūji)
Korean: � (su)
Latin: t+|la|numero, t+|la|numerus
Lithuanian: skai�iai
Malay: nombor, angka
Maltese: t-|mt|numru|xs=Maltese
Nepali: (sankhya, anka)
Norwegian: t+|no|tall
Novial: nombre
Old English: rim|rīm, ġerīm n, tæl n
Polish: liczba m, liczby
Portuguese: t+|pt|número|m
Romanian: t+|ro|num�r|n
Russian: t+|ru|�и�ло|n|tr�isló|scCyrl
Serbian: broj m, �islo n
Sicilian: nummuru, nùmmuru m
Slovak: t-|sk|�íslo|n
Slovene: t+|sl|Å¡tevilo|n
Spanish: t+|es|número|m
Swedish: t+|sv|tal|n
Turkish: t+|tr|sayı
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trans-top|numeral
Croatian: t+|hr|broj|m
French: t+|fr|chiffre|m
Greek: t-|el|α�ιθμ��|m|trarithmós|scGrek, t-|el|�η�ίο|n|trpsifío|scGrek
Icelandic: t-|is|tölustafur|m
Indonesian: nomor
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Polish: cyfra f
Portuguese: t+|pt|número|m
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trans-top|mathematical number
Croatian: t+|hr|broj|m
Dutch: t+|nl|getal|n
French: nombre entier m, entier m
German: t+|de|Zahl|f
Greek: t-|el|α�ιθμ��|m|trarithmós|scGrek
Hungarian: t+|hu|szám
Icelandic: t+|is|tala|f
Kurdish: KUchar|��ار��
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Latin: numerus m
Maltese: t-|mt|numru|xs=Maltese
Nahuatl: tlapoalli
Novial: nombre
Portuguese: t+|pt|número|m
Swedish: t+|sv|heltal|n
Telugu: స���య (samkhya)
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trans-top|used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence
Croatian: t+|hr|broj|m
Breton: niverenn f
Dutch: t+|nl|nummer|f
French: t+|fr|numéro|m
German: t+|de|Nummer|f
Georgian: ������ (nomeri)
Greek: t-|el|νο�με�ο|n|trnoúmero|scGrek
Icelandic: t+|is|númer|f
Ido: numero
Italian: t+|it|numero|m
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Latin: t+|la|numero
Maltese: t-|mt|numru|xs=Maltese
Novial: numre
Portuguese: t+|pt|número|m
Polish: numer m
Russian: t+|ru|номе�|m|trnómer|scCyrl
Spanish: t+|es|número|m
Swedish: t+|sv|nummer|n
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trans-top|quantity
Croatian: t-|hr|mnoštvo|n
Dutch: t+|nl|aantal|n
Georgian: ��������� (raodenoba)
Greek: t-|el|α�ιθμ��|m|trarithmós|scGrek
Icelandic: t+|is|fjöldi|m
trans-mid
Nahuatl: tlapoalli
Polish: liczba f, ilo�� f
Portuguese: t+|pt|quantidade|f
Russian: t+|ru|�и�ло|n|tr�isló|scCyrl, t+|ru|коли�е��во|n|trkolí�estvo|scCyrl
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trans-top|grammar: state of being singular, dual or plural
Croatian: t+|hr|broj|m
French: t+|fr|nombre|m
Greek: t-|el|α�ιθμ��|m|trarithmós|scGrek
Hungarian: t+|hu|szám
Icelandic: t+|is|tala|f
Latin: numerus m
trans-mid
Polish: liczba f
Portuguese: t+|pt|número|m
Russian: t+|ru|�и�ло|n|tr�isló|scCyrl
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Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To label (items) with numbers; to assign numbers to (items).

#:Number the baskets so that we can find them easily.

1. intransitive To total or count; to amount to.

#:I don�t know how many books are in the library, but they must number in the thousands.

Translations
trans-top|label with numbers; assign numbers to
Breton: niverenniñ
Dutch: nummeren
Finnish: t|fi|numeroida
French: t+|fr|numéroter
German: t-|de|nummerieren
Greek: t|el|α�ιθμ�|trarithmó|scGrek
Hungarian: t|hu|megszámoz
Icelandic: t-|is|númera, t-|is|tölusetja
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Interlingua: numerar
Italian: t+|it|numerare
Latin: t-|la|numerare
Portuguese: t+|pt|numerar
Romanian: num�ra
Russian: н�ме�ова�� (numerovát�)
Spanish: t-|es|numerar
Swedish: numrera
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trans-top|to total; to amount to
German: t+|de|zählen
Hungarian: kitesz egy mennyiséget, valamennyit számlál
trans-mid
Russian: на��и��ва�� (nas�ítyvat'), и��и�л����� (is�islját�s�a)
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See also
Appendix:Numbers|Wiktionary�s Appendix of numbers

Etymology 2
From term|numb + term|-er.

Pronunciation
a|RP enPR|nŭm'�, IPA|/�n�m�/, SAMPA|/"nVm@(r)/
a|US: enPR|nŭm'�r, IPA|/'n�m�/, SAMPA|/"nVm3`/
audio|en-us-number-adjective.ogg|Audio (US) (adjective)
Hyphenation: num·ber

Adjective
number

1. comparative of|numb

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Category:Parts of speech

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fi:number
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te:number
vi:number
tr:number
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zh:number

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