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Moderatenumbers
The correct spelling is numbers.
How to pronounce numbers
/ˈnʌmbəz/
nounIPA: /ˈnʌmbəz/
Say it like: Num-ber-s
The correct spelling is numbers. An abstract entity used to describe quantity. For example: "Zero, one, −1, 2.5, and pi are all numbers."
Usage Examples
“Zero, one, −1, 2.5, and pi are all numbers.”
“The number 8 is usually made with a single stroke.”
“The equation e^{i\pi}+1=0 includes the most important numbers: 1, 0, \pi, i, and e.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An abstract entity used to describe quantity.
- 2.A numeral: a symbol for a non-negative integer.
- 3.An element of one of several sets: natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers, complex numbers, and sometimes extensions such as hypercomplex numbers, etc.
- 4.(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.
- 5.Quantity.
verb
- 1.To label (items) with numbers; to assign numbers to (items).
- 2.To total or count; to amount to.
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