as in calculation
the act or process of performing mathematical operations to find a value
if you believe the president's numbers, we can afford these new programs and still have tax cuts
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as in counts
to find the sum of (a collection of things) by noting each one as it is being added
number those apples and tell me how many you have
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as in averages
to have a total of
the full-time staff numbers 30 people
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as in includes
to have as part of a whole
is numbered among the great minds of our times
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for numbers
Noun
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The explicit goals of the long term financial plan are revenue sufficiency and rate calculation.—
Graham P. Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025 -
The law’s calculation and amount of credit was intended to be based on the volume of export.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Lively’s filing includes texts and emails between Baldoni and his PR team detailing their online strategy to damage Lively’s reputation, inflaming the negative narratives about Lively that were beginning to brew online.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Main Board short turnover decreased by -45% from yesterday, which is 45% of the 1-year average, as 11% of turnover was short turnover (Hong Kong short turnover includes ETF short volume, which is driven by market makers’ ETF hedging).—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Florida’s eighth-graders struggled on the national math test, posting the state’s lowest scores in 20 years.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2025
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According to the latest data, only 53% of the city’s public school students were proficient in math on state exams.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2025
Verb
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By Monica Sager Live News Reporter 10 North Carolina Representative Virginia Foxx fell while walking down the marble staircase outside the House chamber, her communications team tells Newsweek.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
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Unrepentant, a new book by Peter Edwards, tells the story of Campbell—now in his 60s—from his violent upbringing and hard-partying ways, to a relentless dedication to the biker lifestyle.—
Max Ufberg,
hazlitt.net,
4 Jan. 2025
Verb
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But the problem, experts say, is that sewage today contains a host of chemicals, including PFAS, generated by businesses, factories and homes.—
Hiroko Tabuchi,
New York Times,
27 Dec. 2024
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Products, like Latisse—which contains an ingredient called Prostaglandin—were specially formulated to help lashes grow long.—
Lorena Meouchi,
Vogue,
27 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The show is really aimed at creating foundational skills in reading and arithmetic, along with lessons on proper behaviors that carry forward to the classroom.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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However, the model failed on the hidden code and complex number set prompts, making basic errors in counting and/or arithmetic that one or both of the OpenAI models avoided.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
28 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Part of his immigration plan involves suspending the nation’s refugee program, according to The New York Times.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Jan. 2025
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This involves making sure that the company takes risks that are well justified, and the skeptics views are critical for informing these calculations.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
Verb
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This national park encompasses the 14,000-foot peak Mount Rainier, which also happens to be an active volcano.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
22 Dec. 2024
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There’s a comfortable familiarity to their dynamics that encompasses a fair share of grumbling.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
21 Dec. 2024
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“Numbers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/numbers. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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