Meaning of "number" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NUMBER

From Old French nombre, from Latin numerus.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF NUMBER

ˈnʌmbə

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NUMBER

Number is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb number in English.

WHAT DOES NUMBER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Number

A number is a mathematical object used to count, label, and measure. In mathematics, the definition of number has been extended over the years to include such numbers as 0, negative numbers, rational numbers, irrational numbers, real numbers, and complex numbers. Mathematical operations are certain procedures that take one or more numbers as input and produce a number as output. Unary operations take a single input number and produce a single output number. For example, the successor operation adds 1 to an integer, thus the successor of 4 is 5. Binary operations take two input numbers and produce a single output number. Examples of binary operations include addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and exponentiation. The study of numerical operations is called arithmetic. A notational symbol that represents a number is called a numeral. In addition to their use in counting and measuring, numerals are often used for labels, for ordering, and for codes. In common usage, the word number can mean the abstract object, the symbol, or the word for the number.

Definition of number in the English dictionary

The first definition of number in the dictionary is the symbol used to represent a number; numeral. Other definition of number is a numeral or string of numerals used to identify a person or thing, esp in numerical order. Number is also the person or thing so identified or designated.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO NUMBER

PRESENT

Present

I number

you number

he/she/it numbers

we number

you number

they number

Present continuous

I am numbering

you are numbering

he/she/it is numbering

we are numbering

you are numbering

they are numbering

Present perfect

I have numbered

you have numbered

he/she/it has numbered

we have numbered

you have numbered

they have numbered

Present perfect continuous

I have been numbering

you have been numbering

he/she/it has been numbering

we have been numbering

you have been numbering

they have been numbering

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I numbered

you numbered

he/she/it numbered

we numbered

you numbered

they numbered

Past continuous

I was numbering

you were numbering

he/she/it was numbering

we were numbering

you were numbering

they were numbering

Past perfect

I had numbered

you had numbered

he/she/it had numbered

we had numbered

you had numbered

they had numbered

Past perfect continuous

I had been numbering

you had been numbering

he/she/it had been numbering

we had been numbering

you had been numbering

they had been numbering

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will number

you will number

he/she/it will number

we will number

you will number

they will number

Future continuous

I will be numbering

you will be numbering

he/she/it will be numbering

we will be numbering

you will be numbering

they will be numbering

Future perfect

I will have numbered

you will have numbered

he/she/it will have numbered

we will have numbered

you will have numbered

they will have numbered

Future perfect continuous

I will have been numbering

you will have been numbering

he/she/it will have been numbering

we will have been numbering

you will have been numbering

they will have been numbering

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would number

you would number

he/she/it would number

we would number

you would number

they would number

Conditional continuous

I would be numbering

you would be numbering

he/she/it would be numbering

we would be numbering

you would be numbering

they would be numbering

Conditional perfect

I would have number

you would have number

he/she/it would have number

we would have number

you would have number

they would have number

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been numbering

you would have been numbering

he/she/it would have been numbering

we would have been numbering

you would have been numbering

they would have been numbering

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you number
we let´s number
you number

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to number

Past participle

numbered

Present Participle

numbering

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «NUMBER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «number» and belong to the same grammatical category.

account · aggregate · amount · band · calculate · character · collection · come to · company · compute · copy · coterie · count · crowd · digit · edition · enumerate · figure · gang · group · horde · imprint · include · integer · issue · multitude · numeral · printing · quantity · reckon · set · sum · throng · total

TRANSLATION OF NUMBER

Find out the translation of number to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of number from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «number» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 数字
• Translator English - Spanish: número
• English: number
• Translator English - Hindi: संख्या
• Translator English - Arabic: رَقَمٌ
• Translator English - Russian: число
• Translator English - Portuguese: número
• Translator English - Bengali: সংখ্যা
• Translator English - French: numéro
• Translator English - Malay: Nombor
• Translator English - German: Zahl
• Translator English - Japanese: 数
• Translator English - Korean: 번호
• Translator English - Javanese: Nomer
• Translator English - Vietnamese: số
• Translator English - Tamil: எண்
• Translator English - Marathi: संख्या
• Translator English - Turkish: numara
• Translator English - Italian: numero
• Translator English - Polish: liczba
• Translator English - Ukrainian: цифра
• Translator English - Romanian: număr
• Translator English - Greek: αριθμός
• Translator English - Afrikaans: aantal
• Translator English - Swedish: siffra
• Translator English - Norwegian: tall

10 QUOTES WITH «NUMBER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word number.

1

Steve Albini

A lot of musicians are good cooks, and a lot of cooks are musicians, but I think that may just be a result of the creative impulse finding several means of expression. Probably an equivalent number are visual artists, woodworkers or compulsive liars.

2

Lloyd Alexander

There's this huge number of desperate people.

3

Eric Alterman

Over one in five American children is living in poverty, and the number is rising.

4

Eve Arnold

Lesson number one: Pay attention to the intrusion of the camera.

5

Spencer Bachus

As the number of available jobs has decreased in border states like Texas, cities halfway across America have begun to see an influx of illegal immigrants in search of employment.

6

Bob Barker

I think that age as a number is not nearly as important as health. You can be in poor health and be pretty miserable at 40 or 50. If you're in good health, you can enjoy things into your 80s.

7

Marion Bartoli

Anna Kournikova will always be better paid than Lindsay Davenport. The first left the circuit without having won a single title while the second was world number one.

8

David Cassidy

I've had a great metamorphosis in my life. I struggled for a number of years because I was identified with that image of the Seventies.

9

William E. Conway, Jr.

If I'm going to create 1,000 jobs, or 10,000 jobs, or whatever the number is, wouldn't we all be better off?

10

Joe Cronin

A season is a season, regardless of the number of games.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NUMBER»

Discover the use of number in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to number and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Number

Provides an introduction to the grammatical category of number surveying many of the world's languages.

Greville G. Corbett, 2000

Number: From Ahmes to Cantor

" "Number will be indispensable for all those who enjoy mathematical recreations and puzzles, and for those who delight in numeracy."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Midhat J. Gazalé, 2000

Number Talks: Helping Children Build Mental Math and ...

"This resource supports new and experienced educators who want to prepare for and design purposeful number talks for their students; the author demonstrates how to develop grade-level-specific strategies for addition, subtraction, ...

Sherry Parrish, 2010

Advanced Number Theory

Moreover, the book abounds with numerical examples and more concrete, specific theorems than are found in most contemporary treatments of the subject. The book is divided into three parts.

Harvey Cohn, 1980

Number

A look at the history of numbers traces the variety of mathematical concepts through world history, describing math's influence on architecture, time, sex, and more.

John McLeish (Ph. D.), 1991

Bed Number Ten

A patient's personal view of long term care. Seen through the eyes of a patient totally paralyzed with Guillain-Barré syndrome, this moving book takes you through the psychological and physical pain of an eleven month hospital stay.

Sue Baier, Mary Zimmeth Schomaker, 1989

A Course in Number Theory and Cryptography

This is a revised and updated introduction to arithmetic topics, both ancient and modern, that have been at the center of interest in applications of number theory, particularly in cryptography.

NEAL Koblitz, 1994

Algebraic Number Theory

The present book gives an exposition of the classical basic algebraic and analytic number theory and supersedes my Algebraic Numbers, including much more material, e. g. the class field theory on which 1 make further comments at the ...

Serge Lang, 1994

Number the Stars

A powerful story set in Nazi occupied Denmark in 1943.

Lois Lowry, Susan Elliott Larche, 1996

Algebraic Number Theory

This book provides a brisk, thorough treatment of the foundations of algebraic number theory on which it builds to introduce more advanced topics.

A. Fröhlich, M. J. Taylor, Martin J. Taylor, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NUMBER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term number is used in the context of the following news items.

CPS slashes number of bus stops for special schools, will place …

Chicago Public Schools plans to cut its number of bus stops for selective enrollment and magnet students by more than half in an effort to save ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»

San Francisco 49ers: All-Time Top Players for Each Uniform …

While only 12 numbers have actually been retired by the team, almost every uniform number has a great player attached to it when you go back ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»

What number will Michael Conforto wear for the Mets?

The "Free Conforto" calls have finally been answered. The Mets called up top hitting prospect Michael Conforto Friday after placing outfielder ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»

Little Mix's Black Magic conjures up a second week at Number 1

Charli XCX's I Love It, logging a single week at Number 1 in July 2013. ... chart-topper Are You With Me climbs back up a place to Number 2. «Official Charts Company, Jul 15»

Three runs is magic number for Minnesota Twins

Twins catcher Kurt Suzuki has struggled this season but he has a .325 average since 2013 against American League East teams. «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»

How Did OMI Go From Obscurity To Having The Number One In The …

In fact, by the time it hit number one on the Hot 100 last week, it had matched the feat in over a dozen countries across the globe, including ... «Forbes, Jul 15»

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This is the 201st time that triple of any number have been drawn. It is just the 48th time it has happened during the day compared to 153 times ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»

Number of children visiting libraries drops by a quarter in 5 years

The number who had made a trip to their library at some point over the previous 12 months had fallen from 76.4 per cent in 2010 to 67.7 per ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

Colts' 15 for '15 Number 8: Defensive Lineman Kendall Langford

And, granted, number eight might be a bit high for him on a list like this - but the reality remains that, if the Colts want to get to and win the Super ... «Stampede Blue, Jul 15»

Number of for-profit colleges declines as enrollments wither

Data released by the Education Department's National Center for Education Statistics Thursday show that 3,436 for-profit colleges participated ... «Inside Higher Ed, Jul 15»