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| Main Entry: |
number
 [nuhm-ber] 
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unit of the mathematical system |
| Synonyms: | cardinal, character, chiffer, cipher, count, decimal, denominator, digit, emblem, figure, folio, fraction, googol, integer, numeral, numerator, ordinal, prime, representation, sign, statistic, sum, symbol, total, whole number |
| Notes: | use 'amount' with things that cannot be counted but 'number' with things that can be counted number is regularly used with count nouns, while amount is mainly used with mass nouns: number of mistakes, amount of money numerals are symbols; numbers are the things that numerals symbolize |
| Antonyms: | letter |
| Main Entry: | common denominator |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | common factor |
| Synonyms: | common divisor, common measure, denominator, numerator |
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| Concept: | Number. |
| Category: | 1. NUMBER, IN THE ABSTRACT |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
number, symbol, numeral, figure, cipher, digit, integer; counter; round number; formula; function; series., sum, difference, complement, subtrahend; product; multiplicand, multiplier, multiplicator; coefficient, multiple; dividend, divisor, factor, quotient, submultiple, fraction; mixed number, complex number, complex conjugate; numerator, denominator; decimal, circulating decimal, repetend; common measure, aliquot part; prime number; reciprocal; totient., permutation, combination, variation; election., ratio, proportion, progression; arithmetical progression, geometrical progression, harmonical progression; percentage., figurate numbers, pyramidal numbers, polygonal numbers., power, root, exponent, index, logarithm, antilogarithm; modulus., differential, integral, fluxion, fluent.
-adjectives
numeral, complementary, divisible, aliquot, reciprocal, prime, relatively prime, fractional, decimal, figurate, incommensurable., proportional, exponential, logarithmic, logometric, differential, fluxional, integral, totitive., positive, negative; rational, irrational; surd, radical, real; complex, imaginary; finite; infinite; impossible.
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Example Sentences
- In these four dishes, a baked filled chili is the common denominator.
- No one has yet delivered the killer line on tax by pandering to the lowest marginal-rate denominator.
- So differences among them are as common and apparent as their common denominator as stated in the joint statement.
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