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Num.

An abstract entity used to describe quantity.

📖 Definitions of "Num."

noun
  1. 1

    An abstract entity used to describe quantity.

    "Zero, one, −1, 2.5, and pi are all numbers."

  2. 2

    A numeral: a symbol for a non-negative integer.

    "The number 8 is usually made with a single stroke."

  3. 3

    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."

  4. 4

    (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
  1. 1

    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.

  2. 2

    A word representing a number.

  3. 3

    A card whose rank is a number (usually including the ace as 1).

    "Jacks, queens, and kings are not numerals."

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