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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Number \Num"ber\ (n[u^]m"b[~e]r), n. [OE. nombre, F. nombre, L. numerus; akin to Gr. no`mos that which is dealt out, fr. ne`mein to deal out, distribute. See {Numb}, {Nomad}, and cf. {Numerate}, {Numero}, {Numerous}.] 1. That which admits of being counted or reckoned; a unit, or an aggregate of units; a numerable aggregate or collection of individuals; an assemblage made up of distinct things expressible by figures. [1913 Webster] 2. A collection of many individuals; a numerous assemblage; a multitude; many. [1913 Webster] Ladies are always of great use to the party they espouse, and never fail to win over numbers. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 3. A numeral; a word or character denoting a number; as, to put a number on a door. [1913 Webster] 4. Numerousness; multitude. [1913 Webster] Number itself importeth not much in armies where the people are of weak courage. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 5. The state or quality of being numerable or countable. [1913 Webster] Of whom came nations, tribes, people, and kindreds out of number. --2 Esdras iii. 7. [1913 Webster] 6. Quantity, regarded as made up of an aggregate of separate things. [1913 Webster] 7. That which is regulated by count; poetic measure, as divisions of time or number of syllables; hence, poetry, verse; -- chiefly used in the plural. [1913 Webster] I lisped in numbers, for the numbers came. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 8. (Gram.) The distinction of objects, as one, or more than one (in some languages, as one, or two, or more than two), expressed (usually) by a difference in the form of a word; thus, the singular number and the plural number are the names of the forms of a word indicating the objects denoted or referred to by the word as one, or as more than one. [1913 Webster] 9. (Math.) The measure of the relation between quantities or things of the same kind; that abstract species of quantity which is capable of being expressed by figures; numerical value. [1913 Webster] {Abstract number}, {Abundant number}, {Cardinal number}, etc. See under {Abstract}, {Abundant}, etc. {In numbers}, in numbered parts; as, a book published in numbers. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Number \Num"ber\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Numbered} (n[u^]m"b[~e]rd); p. pr & vb. n. {Numbering}.] [OE. nombren, noumbren, F. nombrer, fr. L. numerare, numeratum. See {Number}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. To count; to reckon; to ascertain the units of; to enumerate. [1913 Webster] If a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered. --Gen. xiii. 16. [1913 Webster] 2. To reckon as one of a collection or multitude. [1913 Webster] He was numbered with the transgressors. --Is. liii. 12. [1913 Webster] 3. To give or apply a number or numbers to; to assign the place of in a series by order of number; to designate the place of by a number or numeral; as, to number the houses in a street, or the apartments in a building. [1913 Webster] 4. To amount; to equal in number; to contain; to consist of; as, the army numbers fifty thousand. [1913 Webster] Thy tears can not number the dead. --Campbell. [1913 Webster] {Numbering machine}, a machine for printing consecutive numbers, as on railway tickets, bank bills, etc. [1913 Webster] Syn: To count; enumerate; calculate; tell. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: number n 1: the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals; "he had a number of chores to do"; "the number of parameters is small"; "the figure was about a thousand" [syn: {number}, {figure}] 2: a concept of quantity involving zero and units; "every number has a unique position in the sequence" 3: a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program; "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did" [syn: {act}, {routine}, {number}, {turn}, {bit}] 4: the number is used in calling a particular telephone; "he has an unlisted number" [syn: {phone number}, {telephone number}, {number}] 5: a symbol used to represent a number; "he learned to write the numerals before he went to school" [syn: {numeral}, {number}] 6: one of a series published periodically; "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room" [syn: {issue}, {number}] 7: a select company of people; "I hope to become one of their number before I die" 8: a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification; "she refused to give them her Social Security number" [syn: {number}, {identification number}] 9: a clothing measurement; "a number 13 shoe" 10: the grammatical category for the forms of nouns and pronouns and verbs that are used depending on the number of entities involved (singular or dual or plural); "in English the subject and the verb must agree in number" 11: an item of merchandise offered for sale; "she preferred the black nylon number"; "this sweater is an all-wool number" v 1: add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000" [syn: {total}, {number}, {add up}, {come}, {amount}] 2: give numbers to; "You should number the pages of the thesis" 3: enumerate; "We must number the names of the great mathematicians" [syn: {number}, {list}] 4: put into a group; "The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members" [syn: {count}, {number}] 5: determine the number or amount of; "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change" [syn: {count}, {number}, {enumerate}, {numerate}] 6: place a limit on the number of [syn: {number}, {keep down}]