number

1. The property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals (synset 105128718)
   "the number of parameters is small"; "the figure was about a thousand"
   is a type of: amount - the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion
   subtypes:

   • multiplicity, numerosity, numerousness - a large number
   • preponderance, prevalence - a superiority in numbers or amount
   • countlessness, innumerableness - a number beyond counting
   • bulk, majority - the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
   • minority - being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts
   • fewness - the quality of being small in number
   • roundness - the quality of being round numbers
   same as: figure
2. A concept of quantity involving zero and units (synset 113603216)
   "every number has a unique position in the sequence"
   is a type of: definite quantity - a specific measure of amount
   subtypes:

   • arity - the number of arguments that a function can take
   • co-ordinate, coordinate - a number that identifies a position relative to an axis
   • folio, page number, pagination, paging - the system of numbering pages
   • decimal - a number in the decimal system
   • constant - a number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context
   • oxidation number, oxidation state - the degree of oxidation of an atom or ion or molecule; for simple atoms or ions the oxidation number is equal to the ionic charge
   • cardinality - (mathematics) the number of elements in a set or group (considered as a property of that grouping)
   • count - the total number counted
   • factor - any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together
   • fibonacci number - a number in the Fibonacci sequence
   • prime, prime quantity - a natural number that has exactly two distinct natural number divisors: 1 and itself
   • composite number - an integer that is divisible without remainder by at least one positive integer other than itself and one
   • score - a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest
   • record - the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had
   • compound number - a quantity expressed in two different units
   • no., ordinal, ordinal number - the number designating place in an ordered sequence
   • cardinal, cardinal number - the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order
   • base, radix - (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
   • floating-point number - a number represented in floating-point notation
   • fixed-point number - a number represented in fixed-point notation
   • atomic number - the order of an element in Mendeleyev's table of the elements; equal to the number of protons in the nucleus or electrons in the neutral state of an atom of an element
   • baryon number - a number equal to the difference between the number of baryons and the number of antibaryons in any subatomic structure; it is conserved in all types of particle interactions
   • quota - a prescribed number
   • linage, lineage - the number of lines in a piece of printed material
   • natural number - the number 1 and any other number obtained by adding 1 to it repeatedly
   • integer, whole number - any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero
   • addend - a number that is added to another number (the augend)
   • augend - a number to which another number (the addend) is added
   • minuend - the number from which the subtrahend is subtracted
   • subtrahend - the number to be subtracted from the minuend
   • difference, remainder - the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
   • complex number, complex quantity, imaginary, imaginary number - (mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1
   • second power, square - the product of two equal terms
   • cube, third power - the product of three equal terms
   • biquadrate, biquadratic, fourth power, quartic - an algebraic equation or function of the fourth degree
   • root - a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number
   • dividend - a number to be divided by another number
   • divisor - the number by which a dividend is divided
   • quotient - the number obtained by division
   • remainder - the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor
   • multiplier, multiplier factor - the number by which a multiplicand is multiplied
   • multiplicand - the number that is multiplied by the multiplier
3. A short performance that is part of a longer program (synset 106905066)
   "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did"
   is a type of: performance, public presentation - a dramatic or musical entertainment
   subtypes: show-stopper, showstopper, stopper - an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down
   same as: act, bit, routine, turn
4. The number is used in calling a particular telephone (synset 106437781)
   "he has an unlisted number"
   is a type of: sign, signal, signaling - any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
   same as: phone number, telephone number
5. A symbol used to represent a number (synset 106820056)
   "he learned to write the numerals before he went to school"
   is a type of: symbol - an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
   subtypes:

   • arabic numeral, hindu numeral, hindu-arabic numeral - one of the symbols 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0
   • roman numeral - a symbol in the old Roman notation; I,V,X,L,C,D,M represent 1,5,10,50,100,500,1000 respectively in Arabic notation
   • antilog, antilogarithm - the number of which a given number is the logarithm
   same as: numeral
6. One of a series published periodically (synset 106609182)
   "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room"
   is a type of: periodical - a publication that appears at fixed intervals
   subtypes: edition - an issue of a newspaper
   belongs to: serial, serial publication, series - a periodical that appears at scheduled times
   same as: issue
7. A select company of people (synset 108497523)
   "I hope to become one of their number before I die"
   is a type of: company - a social gathering of guests or companions
8. A numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification and may be attached to accounts, memberships, etc. (synset 106436708)
   "she refused to give them her Social Security number"
   is a type of: positive identification - evidence proving that you are who you say you are; evidence establishing that you are among the group of people already known to the system; recognition by the system leads to acceptance
   subtypes:

   • aba transit number, bank identification number, bin - an identification number consisting of a two-part code assigned to banks and savings associations; the first part shows the location and the second identifies the bank itself
   • license number, registration number - the number on the license plate that identifies the car that bears it
   • social security number - the number of a particular individual's Social Security account
   • personal identification number, pin, pin number - a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts
9. A clothing measurement (synset 105103556)
   "a number 13 shoe"
   domain usage: colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
   is a type of: size - the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing)
10. A numbered item in a series (synset 106609408)
    "take the number 2 to the main square, then change to the number 5"
    is a type of: item - a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection
11. 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) (synset 106337519)
    "in English the subject and the verb must agree in number"
    is a type of: grammatical category, syntactic category - (grammar) a category of words having the same grammatical properties
12. An item of clothing (synset 103840952)
    "she preferred the black nylon number"; "this sweater is an all-wool number"
    is a type of: merchandise, product, ware - commodities offered for sale

1. Add up in number or quantity (synset 202651091)
   "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000"
   is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
   subtypes:

   • work out - be calculated
   • outnumber - be larger in number
   • average, average out - amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain
   • make - add up to
   same as: add up, amount, come, total
2. Give numbers to (synset 200950885)
   "You should number the pages of the thesis"
   is a type of: denominate, designate - assign a name or title to
   subtypes: foliate, page, paginate - number the pages of a book or manuscript
3. Enumerate (synset 200948787)
   "We must number the names of the great mathematicians"
   is a type of: identify, name - give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property
   subtypes: itemise, itemize - place on a list of items
   same as: list
4. Put into a group (synset 202737507)
   "The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members"
   is a type of: assort, class, classify, separate, sort, sort out - arrange or order by classes or categories
   same as: count
5. Determine the number or amount of (synset 200950103)
   "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change"
   is a type of: ascertain, determine, find, find out - establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
   subtypes:

   • recount - count again
   • miscount - count wrongly
   • census - conduct a census
   • add, add together, add up, sum, sum up, summate, tally, tot, tot up, total, tote up - determine the sum of
   same as: count, enumerate, numerate
6. Place a limit on the number of (synset 200236768)
   is a type of: circumscribe, confine to, limit - restrict or confine within limits
   same as: keep down

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