| number crunching | performing complex and lengthy numerical calculations |
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 |
| 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 |
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 |
| contradiction contradiction in terms | (logic) a statement that is necessarily false, the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction |
| 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 |
| number theorist | a mathematician specializing in number theory |
price
terms
damage | the amount of money needed to purchase something, the price of gasoline, he got his new car on excellent terms, how much is the damage? |
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 |
Avogadro's number
Avogadro number | the number of molecules in a mole of a substance (approximately ,,,,,,,) |
oxidation number
oxidation state | the degree of oxidation of an atom or ion or molecule, for simple atoms or ions the oxidation number is equal to the ionic charge, the oxidation number of hydrogen isand of oxygen is - |
| Fibonacci number | a number in the Fibonacci sequence |
| prime number | an integer that has no integral factors but itself and |
| composite number | an integer that is divisible without remainder by at least one positive integer other than itself and one |
| compound number | a quantity expressed in two different units, one hour and ten minutes |
ordinal number
ordinal
no. | the number designating place in an ordered sequence |
first
number one
number | the first element in a countable series, the first of the month |
cardinal number
cardinal | the number of elements in a mathematical set, denotes a quantity but not the order |
| floating-point number | a number represented in floating-point notation |
| fixed-point number | a number represented in fixed-point notation |
| atomic number | the order of an element in Mendeleyev's table of the elements, equal to the number of protons in the nucleus or electrons in the neutral state of an atom of an element |