n. That character of a collection or plurality by virtue of which, when the individuals constituting it are counted, the count ends at a certain point—that is, with a certain numeral; also, the point (or numeral) at which the count ends. See def. 3.n. Quantity or amount considered as an aggregate of the individuals composing it; aggregate.n. A numeral, or word used in counting: otherwise called a cardinal number: as, the number that comes after 4 is 5; also, in a wider sense, any numerical expression denoting a quantity, magnitude, or measure.n. A written arithmetical figure or series of figures signifying a numeral.n. A collection; a lot; a class.n. A considerable collection; a large class.n. The capacity of being counted: used especially in the hyperbolical phrase without number.n. A numeral of a series affixed in regular order to a series of things: as, the number of a house in a street.n. One of a series of things distinguished by consecutive numerals: used especially of serial publications.n. The doctrine and properties of numerals and their relations.n. Numerousness; the character of being a large collection: used in this sense both in the singular and in the plural.n. In grammar, that distinctive form which a word assumes according as it is said of or expresses one individual or more than one.n. In phrenology, one of the perceptive faculties, whose alleged organ is situated a little to the side of the outer angle of the eye, and whose function is to give a talent for calculation in general.n. Metrical sound or utterance; measured or harmonic expression; rhythm.n. plural A succession of metrical syllables; poetical measure; poetry; verse.n. In music:n. One of the principal sections or movements of an extended musical work, as of an oratorio. Usually the overture in such a case is not counted.n. Same as opus-number.n. The expression of a quantity in mixed denominations.To count; reckon; ascertain the number of, or aggregate of individuals in; enumerate.To make or keep a reckoning of; count up, as by naming or setting down one by one; make a tally or list of.To complete as to number; limit; come to the end of.To reckon as one of a collection or multitude; include in a list or class.To put a number or numbers on; assign a distinctive number to; mark the order of, as of the members of a series; assign the place of in a numbered series: as, to number a row of houses, or a collection of books.To possess to the number of.To amount to; reach the number of: as, the force under the command of Cæsar numbered 45,000 men.To equal in number.Synonyms and To tell, calculate, reckon, call over, sum up.n. A term used in the textile-industry to designate the size or fineness of yarn; the number of units of length contained in a given weight of the product.n. Same as complex number (which see, under complex).n. A sign or symbol for a cardinal number; a sign 1, 2, 3, … or its name ‘one,’ ‘two,’ ‘three,’ …n. The cardinal number of a finite set; that property of the set because of which we shall arrive at the same natural number in whatever order we count the set.