Dictionary Check: number
"number" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
noun
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
Example:
"the number of parameters is small"
noun
a concept of quantity involving zero and units
Example:
"every number has a unique position in the sequence"
noun
a short performance that is part of a longer program
Example:
"he did his act three times every evening"
noun
the number is used in calling a particular telephone
Example:
"he has an unlisted number"
noun
a symbol used to represent a number
Example:
"he learned to write the numerals before he went to school"
noun
one of a series published periodically
Example:
"she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room"
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