Dictionary definition · number
noun
- the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals"the number of parameters is small"
- a concept of quantity involving zero and units"every number has a unique position in the sequence"
- a short performance that is part of a longer program"he did his act three times every evening"
- the number is used in calling a particular telephone"he has an unlisted number"
- a symbol used to represent a number"he learned to write the numerals before he went to school"
- one of a series published periodically"she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room"
verb
- add up in number or quantity"The bills amounted to $2,000"
- give numbers to"You should number the pages of the thesis"
- enumerate"We must number the names of the great mathematicians"
- put into a group"The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members"
- determine the number or amount of"Can you count the books on your shelf?"
- place a limit on the number of
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).