number crunching | performing complex and lengthy numerical calculations |
cardinal cardinal grosbeak Richmondena Cardinalis Cardinalis cardinalis redbird | crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male |
cardinal tetra Paracheirodon axelrodi | small bright red and blue aquarium fish from streams in Brazil and Colombia |
driver number one wood | a golf club (a wood) with a near vertical face that is used for hitting long shots from the tee |
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 |
cardinal virtue | one of the seven preeminent virtues |
cardinal carmine | a variable color averaging a vivid red |
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 |
cardinal vein | any of the major venous channels in primitive adult vertebrates and in embryos of higher vertebrates |
anterior cardinal vein | a major drainage channel from the cephalic part of the body |
posterior cardinal vein | a major drainage channel from the caudal part of the body |
common cardinal vein | the major return channels to the heart, formed by anastomosis of the anterior and posterior cardinal veins |
counterpart opposite number vis-a-vis | a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another |
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 |
number cruncher | someone able to perform complex and lengthy calculations |
cardinal | (Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes |
has-been back-number | someone who is no longer popular |
number theorist | a mathematician specializing in number theory |
Bellarmine Bellarmino Cardinal Bellarmine Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmine | Italian cardinal and theologian (-) |
Newman John Henry Newman Cardinal Newman | English prelate and theologian who (with John Keble and Edward Pusey) founded the Oxford movement, Newman later turned to Roman Catholicism and became a cardinal (-) |
Richelieu Duc de Richelieu Armand Jean du Plessis Cardinal Richelieu | French prelate and statesman, principal minister to Louis XIII (-) |
cardinal flower Indian pink Lobelia cardinalis | North American lobelia having brilliant red flowers |
great lobelia blue cardinal flower Lobelia siphilitica | tall erect and very leafy perennial herb of eastern North America having dense spikes of blue flowers |
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 |