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  • 21number — numberable, adj. numberer, n. /num beuhr/, n. 1. a numeral or group of numerals. 2. the sum, total, count, or aggregate of a collection of units, or the like: A number of people were hurt in the accident. The number of homeless children in the… …

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  • 22number — I n. symbol indicating quantity 1) an even; odd number 2) a high; low number 3) an algebraic; cardinal; complex; compound; decimal; imaginary; infinite; irrational; mass; mixed; natural; negative; ordinal; positive; prime; quantum; whole number… …

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  • 23Certain And Continuous — A type of annuity that guarantees a number of payments, even if the annuitant dies. If the annuitant passes away during the guaranteed period, a specified beneficiary will receive the rest of the payments. Alternatively, if the annuitant outlives …

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  • 24number symbolism — Introduction       cultural associations, including religious, philosophic, and aesthetic, with various numbers.       Humanity has had a love hate relationship with numbers from the earliest times. Bones dating from perhaps 30,000 years ago show …

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  • 25Number sign — Not to be confused with the Chinese character 井, or the Sharp sign ♯. # Number sign …

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  • 26certain — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem ▪ Digby looked certain to be the next president. ▪ become, grow ▪ …

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  • 27number — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 symbol/word ADJECTIVE ▪ three digit, 16 digit ▪ cardinal, ordinal ▪ even, odd ▪ Houses on thi …

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  • 28number — I. noun Etymology: Middle English nombre, from Anglo French, from Latin numerus Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) a sum of units ; total (2) complement 1b (3) an indefinite usually large total < a …

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  • 29Number One (Star Trek) — Not to be confused with William Riker, the fictional First Officer of the USS Enterprise D. Number One Number One at the Helm Species Human Home planet Unknown …

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  • 30number — /ˈnʌmbə / (say numbuh) noun 1. the sum, total, count, or aggregate of a collection of units or any generalisation of this concept. 2. → integer. 3. → numeral. 4. (plural) → arithmetic. 5. the particular numeral assigned to anything in order to&#8230; …