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num

noun

Meaning

  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.
  6. A sequence of digits and letters used to register people, automobiles, and various other items.
  7. A symbol that is not a word and represents a number, such as the Arabic numerals 1, 2, 3 and the Roman numerals I, V, X, L.
  8. A word representing a number.
  9. A card whose rank is a number (usually including the ace as 1).

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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