number
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/ˈnʌmbər/
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[ˈnɐmbɐ(ɹ)]
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[ˈnɐmbə(ɹ)]
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[ˈnʌ̟mbɚ(ɹ)]
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- (countable) An abstract entity used to describe quantity.
- (countable, mathematics) An element of one of several sets: natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers, complex numbers, and sometimes extensions such as hypercomplex numbers, etc.
- (Followed by a numeral; used attributively) Indicating the position 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 №). The symbol "#" is also used in this manner.
- (grammar) Of a word or phrase, the state of being singular, dual or plural, shown by inflection.
- (countable, informal) A person.
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