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  • 31number — num•ber [[t]ˈnʌm bər[/t]] n. 1) a mathematical unit used to express an amount, quantity, etc., usu. having precise relations with other such units: Six is an even number[/ex] 2) math. a numeral or group of numerals 3) use the sum, total, or… …

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  • 32Number 12 Looks Just Like You — This article is about a TV episode. For the band, see The Number Twelve Looks Like You. Number 12 Looks Just Like You The Twilight Zone episode Marilyn after forcibly undergoing …

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  • 33Number Coding Scheme — The Number Coding Scheme, officially named the Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP), is a traffic management program in the Philippines that aims to reduce the amount of vehicular traffic in Metro Manila, the metropolitan area of… …

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  • 34number — 1. A symbol expressive of a certain value or of a specific quantity determined by count. 2. The place of any unit in a series. atomic n. (Z) the n. of protons in the nucleus of an atom; it indicates the position of the …

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  • 35certain annuity — terminable annuity A form of investment contract that pays fixed sums at scheduled intervals to an individual after he or she attains a specified age; it runs for a specified number of years …

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  • 36Toll-free telephone number — A toll free, Freecall, Freephone, or 800 number is a special telephone number, in that the called party is charged the cost of the calls by the telephone carrier, instead of the calling party. The cost of the call to the called party is usually… …

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  • 37Premium-rate telephone number — Premium rate telephone numbers are telephone numbers for telephone calls during which certain services are provided, and for which prices higher than normal are charged. Unlike a normal call, part of the call charge is paid to the service… …

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  • 38Telephone number — A telephone number or phone number is a sequence of digits used to call from one telephone line to another in a public switched telephone network. When telephone numbers were invented, they were short as few as one, two or three digits and were… …

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  • 39Plato's number — is the number 216 = 63 alluded to in an obscure passage in The Republic , Book VIII. [cite journal|last=Donaldson|first=Rev. J. W|title=On Plato s Number|journal=Proceedings of the Philological Society|volume=1|issue=8|pages=81… …

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  • 40annuity certain — noun (plural annuities certain) : an annuity payable in any event for a term of years * * * pl. annuities certain. an annuity payable for a certain number of years regardless of any contingency …

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