Numbers: meaning, definitions and examples

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numbers

 

[ หˆnสŒmbษ™rz ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

mathematics

Numbers are mathematical objects used to count, measure, and label. They can be integers, fractions, decimals, or irrational numbers.

Synonyms

digits, figures, numerals

Examples of usage

  • She is studying numbers in her math class.
  • Can you solve this equation involving complex numbers?
Context #2 | Noun

general

Numbers can also refer to a quantity or amount of something.

Synonyms

amount, quantity, total

Examples of usage

  • There were a large number of people at the event.
  • The company reported record sales numbers for the quarter.
Context #3 | Noun

informal

In informal language, numbers can refer to a person's age.

Synonyms

age, years

Examples of usage

  • She doesn't like to reveal her age, but she's in her forties.
  • He may be young, but he has the wisdom of someone twice his numbers.

Translations

Translations of the word "numbers" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น nรบmeros

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคธเค‚เค–เฅเคฏเคพเคเค

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Zahlen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ angka

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ั‡ะธัะปะฐ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ liczby

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๆ•ฐๅญ— (ใ™ใ†ใ˜)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท nombres

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ nรบmeros

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท sayฤฑlar

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์ˆซ์ž

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุฃุฑู‚ุงู…

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ฤรญsla

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ฤรญsla

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆ•ฐๅญ— (shรนzรฌ)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ ลกtevilke

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ tรถlur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ัะฐะฝะดะฐั€

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ แƒ˜แƒชแƒฎแƒ•แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ rษ™qษ™mlษ™r

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ nรบmeros

Etymology

The word "numbers" originated from Middle English "nombre", from Old French, from Latin "numerus". The concept of numbers has been essential to human civilization since ancient times, with different cultures developing various numerical systems for counting and measuring. The study of numbers has evolved over centuries, leading to the development of mathematics as a formal discipline.

See also: enumerable, innumerable, numberable, numbering, numerous.

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