num
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noun
- An abstract entity used to describe quantity.“Zero, one, −1, 2.5, and pi are all numbers.”
- A numeral: a symbol for a non-negative integer.“The number 8 is usually made with a single stroke.”
- An element of one of several sets: natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers, complex numbers, and sometimes extensions such as hypercomplex numbers, etc.“The equation e^{i\pi}+1=0 includes the most important numbers: 1, 0, \pi, i, and e.”
- (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.“Horse number 5 won the race.”
noun
- 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.
- A word representing a number.
- A card whose rank is a number (usually including the ace as 1).“Jacks, queens, and kings are not numerals.”