number

Signification (Anglais)

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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Concepts

nombre

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numéro

🔢

quantité

compter

🔢

numéroter

🔢

chiffre

énumérer

calculer

dénombrer

🔢

numéro téléphonique

numéro de téléphone

chiffrer

🔢

compte

nombre entier

entier

mesure

numéral

taille

grandeur

adjectif numéral

adjectif numéral cardinal

chiffres

comptabiliser

comptage

grand nombre

matricule

nombrer

🔢

numéro de matricule

pointure

routine

s’élever

un certain nombre

numéro d’édition

nombre / numero

part

numero de telephone

acte

cheptel

comte

🔢

estimer

évaluer

figurer

grand

gros

liste

lister

loi

peu

proportion

regrouper

Synonymes

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

Traductions

numero

🔢

número

🔢

número

🔢

Zahl

🔢

Nummer

🔢

αριθμός

Anzahl

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getal

numerus

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aantal

nombre

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sayı

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عدد

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Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈnʌmbə/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: number

Appartenant à saterlandais: Nummer

Appartenant à frison occidental: nûmer

Appartenant à néerlandais: nummer

Appartenant à allemand: Nummer

Appartenant à danois: nummer

Appartenant à suédois: nummer

Appartenant à islandais: 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.

Phrases

Can I have your phone number ?

Puis-je avoir votre numéro de téléphone?

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

Cependant, le parti avait un nombre limité de candidats aux élections.

However , the number of album releases increased .

Cependant, le nombre de sorties d'album a augmenté.

It won a number of contracts for hauling infrastructure trains .

Il a remporté un certain nombre de contrats de transport des trains d'infrastructures.

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

Pour la génération de variables aléatoires uniformes, voir la génération de nombres aléatoires.