Definition of number

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Number (n.) To amount; to equal in number; to contain; to consist of; as, the army numbers fifty thousand..

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Hemiholohedral :: Hemiholohedral (a.) Presenting hemihedral forms, in which half the sectants have the full number of planes..
Thereabouts :: Thereabouts (adv.) Near that number, degree, or quantity; nearly; as, ten men, or thereabouts..
Policy :: Policy (n.) A method of gambling by betting as to what numbers will be drawn in a lottery; as, to play policy..
Annuity :: Annuity (n.) A sum of money, payable yearly, to continue for a given number of years, for life, or forever; an annual allowance..
Respectable :: Respectable (a.) Moderate in degree of excellence or in number; as, a respectable performance; a respectable audience..
Figure :: Figure (n.) A character or symbol representing a number; a numeral; a digit; as, 1, 2,3, etc..
Sistrum :: Sistrum () An instrument consisting of a thin metal frame, through which passed a number of metal rods, and furnished with a handle by which it was shaken and made to rattle. It was peculiarly Egyptian, and used especially in the worship of Isis. It is still used in Nubia..
Natural :: Natural (a.) Belonging to, to be taken in, or referred to, some system, in which the base is 1; -- said or certain functions or numbers; as, natural numbers, those commencing at 1; natural sines, cosines, etc., those taken in arcs whose radii are 1..
Two :: Two (n.) The sum of one and one; the number next greater than one, and next less than three; two units or objects..
Numerary :: Numerary (a.) Belonging to a certain number; counting as one of a collection or body.
Divers :: Divers (a.) Several; sundry; various; more than one, but not a great number; as, divers philosophers. Also used substantively or pronominally..
Septenary :: Septenary (a.) Consisting of, or relating to, seven; as, a septenary number..
Pensive :: Pensive (a.) Expressing or suggesting thoughtfulness with sadness; as, pensive numbers..
Antilogarithm :: Antilogarithm (n.) The number corresponding to a logarithm. The word has been sometimes, though rarely, used to denote the complement of a given logarithm; also the logarithmic cosine corresponding to a given logarithmic sine..
Dozen :: Dozen (n.) An indefinite small number.
Singular :: Singular (a.) Denoting one person or thing; as, the singular number; -- opposed to dual and plural..
Mortality :: Mortality (n.) The whole sum or number of deaths in a given time or a given community; also, the proportion of deaths to population, or to a specific number of the population; death rate; as, a time of great, or low, mortality; the mortality among the settlers was alarming..
Brilliant :: Brilliant (a.) A diamond or other gem of the finest cut, formed into faces and facets, so as to reflect and refract the light, by which it is rendered more brilliant. It has at the middle, or top, a principal face, called the table, which is surrounded by a number of sloping facets forming a bizet; below, it has a small face or collet, parallel to the table, connected with the girdle by a pavilion of elongated facets. It is thus distinguished from the rose diamond, which is entirely covered with
More :: More (superl.) Greater in number; exceeding in numbers; -- with the plural.
Train :: Train (v.) A number of followers; a body of attendants; a retinue; a suite.
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