número

Definitions of número
  1. noun
    the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
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    preponderancia
    a superiority in numbers or amount
    mayoría
    the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
    parvedad, poquedad
    the quality of being small in number
    type of:
    cantidad
    the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion
  2. noun
    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)
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    categoría gramatical, categoría sintáctica
    (grammar) a category of words having the same grammatical properties
  3. noun
    a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification
    synonyms: número de identificación
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    cuenta bancaria, número de cuenta bancaria
    an identification number consisting of a two-part code assigned to banks and savings associations; the first part shows the location and the second identifies the bank itself
    matrícula
    the number on the license plate that identifies the car that bears it
    número de la Seguridad Social
    the number of a particular individual's Social Security account
  4. noun
    the number is used in calling a particular telephone
    synonyms: número de teléfono, teléfono
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    señal, signo
    any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
  5. noun
    one of a series published periodically
    synonyms: ejemplar
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    boletín, periódico, publicación periódica, revista
    a publication that appears at fixed intervals
  6. noun
    a symbol used to represent a number
    synonyms: cifra
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    número arábigo
    one of the symbols 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0
    número romano
    a symbol in the old Roman notation; I,V,X,L,C,D,M represent 1,5,10,50,100,500,1000 respectively in Arabic notation
    antilogaritmo
    the number of which a given number is the logarithm
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    símbolo
    an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
  7. noun
    a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program
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    actuación, función, representación, sesión
    a dramatic or musical entertainment
  8. noun
    a concept of quantity involving zero and units
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    coordenada
    a number that identifies a position relative to an axis
    paginación
    the system of numbering pages
    decimal
    a number in the decimal system
    constante
    a number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context
    factor
    any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together
    ordinal
    the number designating place in an ordered sequence
    cardinal, número cardinal
    the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order
    base
    (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
    número atómico
    the order of an element in Mendeleyev's table of the elements; equal to the number of protons in the nucleus or electrons in the neutral state of an atom of an element
    cuota
    a prescribed number
    número natural
    the number 1 and any other number obtained by adding 1 to it repeatedly
    entero, número entero
    any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero
    sumando
    a number that is added to another number (the augend)
    número complejo
    (mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1
    cuadrado
    the product of two equal terms
    cubo
    the product of three equal terms
    raíz
    a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number
    dividendo
    a number to be divided by another number
    divisor
    the number by which a dividend is divided
    cociente
    the number obtained by division
    multiplicador
    the number by which a multiplicand is multiplied
    multiplicando
    the number that is multiplied by the multiplier
    coeficiente
    a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic
    águila
    (golf) a score of two strokes under par on a hole
    frecuencia
    the number of observations in a given statistical category
    número real
    any rational or irrational number
    raíz cuadrada
    a number that when multiplied by itself equals a given number
    raíz cúbica
    a number that when multiplied three times equals a given number
    numerador
    the dividend of a fraction
    denominador
    the divisor of a fraction
    divisor, factor
    one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer
    dígito
    one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
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    cantidad definida
    a specific measure of amount
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