number

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. Quantity.
2. (countable) An abstract entity used to describe quantity.
3. (countable) A numeral: a symbol for a non-negative integer.
4. (countable) An element of one of several sets: natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers, complex numbers, and sometimes extensions such as hypercomplex numbers, etc.
5. (attributive) 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.
6. A sequence of digits and letters used to register people, automobiles, and various other items.
7. (countable, informal) A telephone number.
8. Of a word or phrase, the state of being singular, dual or plural, shown by inflection.
9. (archaic, in-plural) Poetic metres; verses, rhymes.
10. (countable) A performance; especially, a single song or song and dance routine within a larger show.
11. (formal, singular, singular-only) A group of people.
12. (countable, informal) A person.
13. (countable, informal) An outfit, particularly a stylish one.
14. (US, slang) A marijuana cigarette, or joint; also, a quantity of marijuana bought from a dealer.
15. (dated) An issue of a periodical publication.
16. A large amount, in contrast to a smaller amount; numerical preponderance.
17. An activity; assignment; job, as in cushy number.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To total or count; to amount to.
2. (transitive) To limit to a certain number; to reckon (as by fate) to be few in number.
3. (archaic, literary, transitive) To count; to determine the quantity of.
4. (transitive) To label (items) with numbers; to assign numbers to (items).
5. (transitive) To call out and assign a series of numbers (usually to people), either for the sake of dividing into groups or for counting.
6. (transitive) To enumerate or list, especially while assigning numbers to.
7. (transitive, usually) To classify or include (in a group of things)
8. (intransitive, usually) To be classified or included (in a certain group or category of things).

Adj

comparative form of numb: more numb

numb

• Adj
• Verb

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Conceptes

nombre

🔢

número

quantitat

comptar

🔢

numerar

calcular

sumar

xifra

número de telèfon

telèfon

☎️

quantia

número d’identificació

addicionar

exemplar

Sinònims

amount

quantity

count

🔢

numeral

figure

digit

total

enumerate

issue

numerate

sum

measure

phone number

volume

multitude

add up

telephone number

reckon

collection

turn

size

account

mark

cipher

part

assemblage

calculation

work out

calculate

weight

name

abundance

numerals

troop

𐑌𐐲𐑋𐐺𐐲𐑉

come

limit

tally

identification number

serial number

group

several

edition

score

crowd

list

compute

degree

sequence

act

Traduccions

nombre

🔢

numero

🔢

número

🔢

numéro

🔢

número

🔢

Zahl

🔢

Nummer

🔢

αριθμός

Anzahl

🔢

getal

numerus

🔢

aantal

sayı

🔢

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈnʌmbə/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: number

Cognat amb Saterfriesisch: Nummer

Cognat amb frisó occidental: nûmer

Cognat amb neerlandès: nummer

Cognat amb alemany: Nummer

Cognat amb danès: nummer

Cognat amb suec: nummer

Cognat amb islandès: númer

In summary

From Middle English number, nombre, numbre, noumbre, from Anglo-Norman noumbre, Old French nombre, from Latin numerus (“number”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nem- (“to divide”). Compare Saterland Frisian Nummer, Nuumer, West Frisian nûmer, Dutch nummer (“number”), German Nummer (“number”), Danish nummer (“number”), Swedish nummer (“number”), Icelandic númer (“number”). Replaced Middle English ȝetæl and rime, more at tell, tale and rhyme.

Frases

Can I have your phone number ?

However , the party had limited number of candidates in the election .

However , the number of album releases increased .

It won a number of contracts for hauling infrastructure trains .

For the generation of uniform random variates , see Random number generation .