Engelsk navneord: number | |||
1. | number (om egenskab) the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He had a number of chores to do. The number of parameters is small. The figure was about a thousand. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | figure | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | amount | ||
Mere specifikke termer | bulk, countlessness, fewness, innumerableness, majority, minority, multiplicity, numerosity, numerousness, preponderance, prevalence, roundness | ||
2. | number (om mængde el. mål) a concept of quantity involving zero and units | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Every number has a unique position in the sequence. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | definite quantity | ||
Mere specifikke termer | addend, arity, atomic number, augend, baryon number, base, biquadrate, biquadratic, cardinal, cardinal number, cardinality, co-ordinate, complex number, complex quantity, composite number, compound number, constant, coordinate, count, cube, decimal, difference, dividend, divisor, factor, Fibonacci number, fixed-point number, floating-point number, folio, fourth power, imaginary, imaginary number, integer, linage, lineage, minuend, multiplicand, multiplier, multiplier factor, natural number, no., ordinal, ordinal number, oxidation number, oxidation state, page number, pagination, paging, prime, prime quantity, quartic, quota, quotient, radix, record, remainder, remainder, root, score, second power, square, subtrahend, third power, whole number | ||
3. | number (om kommunikation) a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He did his act three times every evening. She had a catchy little routine. It was one of the best numbers he ever did. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | act, bit, routine, turn | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | performance, public presentation | ||
Mere specifikke termer | show-stopper, showstopper, stopper | ||
4. | number (om kommunikation) the number is used in calling a particular telephone | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He has an unlisted number. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | phone number, telephone number | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | sign, signal, signaling | ||
5. | number (om kommunikation) a symbol used to represent a number | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He learned to write the numerals before he went to school. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | numeral | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | symbol | ||
Mere specifikke termer | antilog, antilogarithm, Arabic numeral, Hindu numeral, Hindu-Arabic numeral, Roman numeral | ||
6. | number (om kommunikation) one of a series published periodically | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | issue | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | periodical | ||
Mere specifikke termer | edition | ||
Tilhører disse overordnede termer | serial, serial publication, series | ||
7. | number (om gruppe) a select company of people | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | I hope to become one of their number before I die. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | company | ||
8. | number (om kommunikation) a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She refused to give them her Social Security number. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | identification number | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | positive identification | ||
Mere specifikke termer | ABA transit number, bank identification number, BIN, license number, personal identification number, PIN, PIN number, registration number, Social Security number | ||
9. | number (om egenskab) a clothing measurement | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A number 13 shoe. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | size | ||
Overordnet anvendelse | colloquialism | ||
10. | number (om kommunikation) 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) | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | In English the subject and the verb must agree in number. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | grammatical category, syntactic category | ||
11. | number (om genstand) an item of merchandise offered for sale | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She preferred the black nylon number. This sweater is an all-wool number. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | merchandise, product, ware | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: number | |||
1. | number (om tilstand) add up in number or quantity | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The bills amounted to $2,000. The bill came to $2,000. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | add up, amount, come, total | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | be | ||
Mere specifikke termer | average, average out, make, outnumber, work out | ||
2. | number (om kommunikation) give numbers to | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | You should number the pages of the thesis. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | denominate, designate | ||
Mere specifikke termer | foliate, page, paginate | ||
3. | number (om kommunikation) enumerate | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | We must number the names of the great mathematicians. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | list | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | identify, name | ||
Mere specifikke termer | itemise, itemize | ||
4. | number (om tilstand) put into a group | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | count | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | assort, class, classify, separate, sort, sort out | ||
5. | number (om kommunikation) determine the number or amount of | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Can you count the books on your shelf?. Count your change. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | count, enumerate, numerate | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | ascertain, determine, find, find out | ||
Mere specifikke termer | add, add together, add up, census, miscount, recount, sum, sum up, summate, tally, tot, tot up, total, tote up | ||
6. | number (om ændring) place a limit on the number of | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | keep down | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | circumscribe, confine, limit | ||