Numbering

verb

Word Frequency: 2.5

Definitions

1.verbTo label (items) with numbers; to assign numbers to (items).

"Number the baskets so that we can find them easily."

2.verbTo total or count; to amount to.

"I don’t know how many books are in the library, but they must number in the thousands."

3.nounA sequence of numbers indicating order or otherwise used for identification.

4.nounThe action of creating or assigning such a sequence for identification.

5.nounThe action of counting or ordering with numbers.

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