| number crunching | performing complex and lengthy numerical calculations |
model
modelling
modeling | the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale) |
cutaway cutaway drawing
cutaway model | a representation (drawing or model) of something in which the outside is omitted to reveal the inner parts |
driver
number one wood | a golf club (a wood) with a near vertical face that is used for hitting long shots from the tee |
model
simulation | representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale) |
| Model T | the first widely available automobile powered by a gasoline engine, mass-produced by Henry Ford fromto |
| number | an item of merchandise offered for sale, she preferred the black nylon number, this sweater is an all-wool number |
| number cruncher | a computer capable of performing a large number of mathematical operations per second |
| number | a clothing measurement, a number shoe |
number
figure | the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals, he had a number of chores to do, the number of parameters is small, the figure was about a thousand |
counterpart
opposite number
vis-a-vis | a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another |
| model | a type of product, his car was an old model |
model
theoretical account
framework | a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process, the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems |
exemplar
example model good example | something to be imitated, an exemplar of success, a model of clarity, he is the very model of a modern major general |
| model example | a representative form or pattern, I profited from his example |
pagination
folio page number
paging | the system of numbering pages |
| number | the grammatical category for the forms of nouns and pronouns and verbs that are used depending on the number of entities involved (singular or dual or plural), in English the subject and the verb must agree in number |
| number identification number | a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification, she refused to give them her Social Security number |
bank identification number
BIN
ABA transit number | an identification number consisting of a two-part code assigned to banks and savings associations, the first part shows the location and the second identifies the bank itself |
license number
registration number | the number on the license plate that identifies the car that bears it |
| Social Security number | the number of a particular individual's Social Security account |
phone number
telephone number
number | the number is used in calling a particular telephone, he has an unlisted number |
| random number generator | a routine designed to yield a random number |
issue
number | one of a series published periodically, she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room |
index index number
indicant
indicator | a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts, can reveal relative changes as a function of time |
numeral
number | a symbol used to represent a number, he learned to write the numerals before he went to school |
numeration system
number system
number representation system
system of numeration | any notation for the representation of numbers |
binary numeration system
pure binary numeration system
binary number system
binary system | a positional system of numeration that uses binary digits and a radix of two |
octal numeration system
octal number system | a positional system of numeration that uses octal digits and a radix of eight |
decimal numeration system
decimal number system
decimal system | a positional system of numeration that uses decimal digits and a base of ten |
duodecimal number system
duodecimal system | a positional system of numeration that uses duodecimal digits and a radix of twelve |
hexadecimal number system
sexadecimal number system
hexadecimal system | a positional system of numeration that uses hexadecimal digits and a radix of sixteen |
call mark
call number
pressmark | a mark consisting of characters written on a book, used to indicate shelf location |
personal identification number
PIN
PIN number | a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts |
act routine number turn
bit | a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program, he did his act three times every evening, she had a catchy little routine, it was one of the best numbers he ever did |
| number | a select company of people, I hope to become one of their number before I die |
| box number | a mailing address to which answers to a newspaper ad can be sent |
post-office box number
PO box number
PO Box No
box number | the number of a letter box at the post office where mail is collected |
| number one | a reference to yourself or myself etc., `take care of number one' means to put your own interests first |
artist's model
sitter | a person who poses for a painter or sculptor |
| number cruncher | someone able to perform complex and lengthy calculations |
| dressmaker's model | someone who models dresses |
has-been
back-number | someone who is no longer popular |
mannequin
manikin mannikin manakin fashion model
model | a woman who wears clothes to display fashions, she was too fat to be a mannequin |
model
poser | a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor, the president didn't have time to be a model so the artist worked from photos |
| model role model | someone worthy of imitation, every child needs a role model |
| number theorist | a mathematician specializing in number theory |
| photographer's model | a model who poses for photographers |
octane number
octane rating | a measure of the antiknock properties of gasoline |
| number | a concept of quantity involving zero and units, every number has a unique position in the sequence |