a symbol used to represent a number [同] number , numeral [例]
he learned to write the numerals before he went to school
one of a series published periodically [同] issue , number [例]
she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room
a select company of people [例]
I hope to become one of their number before I die
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals [同] figure , number [例]
he had a number of chores to do
the number of parameters is small
the figure was about a thousand
the grammatical category for the forms of nouns and pronouns and verbs that are used depending on the number of entities involved (singular or dual or plural) [例]
in English the subject and the verb must agree in number