Definition of number

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Number (n.) To give or apply a number or numbers to; to assign the place of in a series by order of number; to designate the place of by a number or numeral; as, to number the houses in a street, or the apartments in a building..

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Homogeneous :: Homogeneous (a.) Possessing the same number of factors of a given kind; as, a homogeneous polynomial..
Treeful :: Treeful (n.) The quantity or number which fills a tree.
Multitudinous :: Multitudinous (a.) Consisting of a multitude; manifold in number or condition; as, multitudinous waves..
Utility :: Utility (n.) Happiness; the greatest good, or happiness, of the greatest number, -- the foundation of utilitarianism..
Quorum :: Quorum (n.) Such a number of the officers or members of any body as is competent by law or constitution to transact business; as, a quorum of the House of Representatives; a constitutional quorum was not present..
Chemistry :: Chemistry (n.) That branch of science which treats of the composition of substances, and of the changes which they undergo in consequence of alterations in the constitution of the molecules, which depend upon variations of the number, kind, or mode of arrangement, of the constituent atoms. These atoms are not assumed to be indivisible, but merely the finest grade of subdivision hitherto attained. Chemistry deals with the changes in the composition and constitution of molecules. See Atom, Molecul
Normal :: Normal (a.) Denoting a solution of such strength that every cubic centimeter contains the same number of milligrams of the element in question as the number of its molecular weight.
Variety :: Variety (n.) A number or collection of different things; a varied assortment; as, a variety of cottons and silks..
Capitation :: Capitation (n.) A numbering of heads or individuals.
Pencil :: Pencil (n.) A number of lines that intersect in one point, the point of intersection being called the pencil point..
Leash :: Leash (n.) A brace and a half; a tierce; three; three creatures of any kind, especially greyhounds, foxes, bucks, and hares; hence, the number three in general..
Eighteen :: Eighteen (n.) The number greater by a unit than seventeen; eighteen units or objects.
Short-handed :: Short-handed (a.) Short of, or lacking the regular number of, servants or helpers..
Seismometry :: Seismometry (n.) The mensuration of such phenomena of earthquakes as can be expressed in numbers, or by their relation to the coordinates of space..
Succinimide :: Succinic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, amber; specif., designating a dibasic acid, C/H/.(CO/H)/, first obtained by the dry distillation of amber. It is found in a number of plants, as in lettuce and wormwood, and is also produced artificially as a white crystalline substance having a slightly acid taste..
Nippers :: Nippers (n. pl.) A number of rope-yarns wound together, used to secure a cable to the messenger..
Assortment :: Assortment (n.) A collection or quantity of things distributed into kinds or sorts; a number of things assorted.
Interpolated :: Interpolated (a.) Introduced or determined by interpolation; as, interpolated quantities or numbers..
Single :: Single (v. t.) To select, as an individual person or thing, from among a number; to choose out from others; to separate..
Of :: Of (prep.) Denoting part of an aggregate or whole; belonging to a number or quantity mentioned; out of; from amongst; as, of this little he had some to spare; some of the mines were unproductive; most of the company..
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