Topic: NUMBERS
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add
addition
bi-
billion
calculate
constant
D
demi-
division
eight
eleven
equal(a)
equal(v)
even
factor(n)
factor(v)
fifth
fig.
figure
five
four
fourth
gross
hundred
L
M
million
multiple
-nd
negative
nine
No.
nos.
number
O
one
pi
plot
point
positive
product
-rd
root
round
score
second
set
six
square(n)
square(v)
-st
sum
take
ten
thousand
three
tri-
twenty
twice
unit
V
X
zero
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Show all entries from Topic: NUMBERS| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | nombre, from Latin numerus |
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1 a word or sign that represents an amount or a quantity [↪ numeral, figure]: They wrote various numbers on a large sheet of paper. Five was her lucky number.
number
[countable]HMNThey wrote various numbers on a large sheet of paper.Five was her lucky number. be good/bad/no good with numbers informal (=to be good, bad etc at calculating things using numbers)
➔ cardinal number, ordinal number, prime number, whole number2 a phone number : My new number is 502-6155.
phone
[countable]HMNTCTMy new number is 502-6155.3 a number used to show the position of something in an ordered set or list : Answer question number 4. a number 17 bus ➔ E number among their own number.
in a set/list
[countable]HMNAnswer question number 4.a number 17 bus18 the form of a word, depending on whether one thing or more than one thing is being talked about : 'Horses' is plural in number, while 'horse' is singular.
grammar
[uncountable] technicalSLG'Horses' is plural in number, while 'horse' is singular.