material breach | a breach serious enough to destroy the value of the contract and to give a basis for an action for breach of contract |
numbers pool numbers game numbers racket numbers | an illegal daily lottery |
waste of material | a useless consumption of material |
number crunching | performing complex and lengthy numerical calculations |
bedding material bedding litter | material used to provide a bed for animals |
driver number one wood | a golf club (a wood) with a near vertical face that is used for hitting long shots from the tee |
fabric cloth material textile | artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers, the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent, woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around BC, she measured off enough material for a dress |
material | things needed for doing or making something, writing materials, useful teaching materials |
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 |
photographic paper photographic material | light-sensitive paper on which photograph can be printed |
piece of cloth piece of material | a separate part consisting of fabric |
upholstery material | the fabric used in upholstering |
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 |
e human body physical body material body soma build figure physique anatomy shape bod chassis frame form flesh | alternative names for the body of a human being, Leonardo studied the human body, he has a strong physique, the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak |
counterpart opposite number vis-a-vis | a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another |
Bernoulli's law law of large numbers | (statistics) law stating that a large number of items taken at random from a population will (on the average) have the population statistics |
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 |
writing written material piece of writing | the work of a writer, anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect), the writing in her novels is excellent, that editorial was a fine piece of writing |
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 |
Numbers Book of Numbers | the fourth book of the Old Testament, contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt |
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 |
reading reading material | written material intended to be read, the teacher assigned new readings, he bought some reading material at the airport |
material | information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form, the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography |
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 |
promotion publicity promotional material packaging | a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution, the packaging of new ideas |
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 |
has-been back-number | someone who is no longer popular |
material | a person judged suitable for admission or employment, he was university material, she was vice-presidential material |