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number

Mathematical object used to count, label, and measure

Also known as numbers

Instance of: mathematical concept
Subclass of: mathematical object
Part of: set of numbers

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A number is a mathematical object used to count, measure, order and label. The most basic examples are the natural numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and so forth. Individual numbers can be represented in spoken or written language with number words, or with dedicated symbols called numerals; for example, "eleven" is a number word and "11" is the corresponding numeral. As only a limited list of symbols can be memorized, a numeral system is used to represent any number in an organized way. The most common representation is the Hindu–Arabic numeral system, a decimal system which can display any non-negative integer using a combination of ten Arabic numeral symbols called digits. Numerals can be used for counting, for labelling, for ordering, and for codes. In common usage, however, a numeral is not clearly distinguished from the number that it represents.

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80 statements · 15% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Said to be the same as: scalar
Properties for this type: approximation algorithm
Permanent duplicated item: Q56402551
Main Wikidata property: numeric value
Has characteristic: type of number
Manifestation of: quantity
Different from: Liczba criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items · applies to name of subject: liczba
Tal criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items · applies to name of subject: tal
Zahl criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items · applies to name of subject: Zahl
Number criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items · applies to name of subject: number
Opposite of: variable criterion used: operand

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56 identifiers linking number across the web's reference databases

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AIDB. (2026). number (Q11563). Retrieved from https://aidb.si/e/number-Q11563