numbers 1 of 2

noun

Definition of numbersnext
plural of number
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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numbers

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verb

present tense third-person singular of number
1
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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2
as in averages
to have a total of the full-time staff numbers 30 people

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3
as in includes
to have as part of a whole is numbered among the great minds of our times

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  1. calculation
  2. includes
  3. math
  4. tells
  5. contains
  6. arithmetic
  7. involves
  8. encompasses
Noun
  • Yet to him, this calculation at the turn of the twentieth century was still weighted in favor of the yellow metal’s worth.
    Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • QuickBooks’ higher-tier plans include additional users at no extra cost (vs. FreshBooks charging $11 per additional user), and abilities such as profit and loss reporting, expense tracking and automatic sales tax calculation.
    Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of calculation
Verb
  • 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
  • That includes goals by Bunting and Philip Tomasino in the first period, as the Flyers were scrambling all around their own zone on both.
    Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of includes
Noun
  • But the study authors made a math mistake, miscalculating how much of potentially toxic flame retardants a 132-pound person could safely ingest.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
  • To hit a million in annual sales takes some similar maths.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of math
Verb
  • Moving onto the finale, where Paul tells Jimmy to face his shame and fear with Alice.
    Jim Halterman, Variety, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Historic New Orleans Collection This is a museum, research center, and publisher that was founded in the 1960s and tells the story of New Orleans and the Gulf South through exhibitions, original texts, and its public research center.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of tells
Verb
  • In addition to pesticides from their diet, industrial cow’s milk also contains significant traces of hormones (administered to boost their daily milk production from 14 to 40 liters per day).
    Marie Bladt, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Lively’s lawsuit contains several serious allegations against Justin Baldoni.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of contains
Noun
  • So tariff revenue will not be as high as our initial arithmetic shows, but the loss of consumer welfare will be in the ballpark of that initial figure.
    Bill Conerly, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Expanding that field into the new 12-team iteration changes that often-infuriating arithmetic that left deserving teams like Florida State last season, Texas A&M in 2020, UCF in 2017 and Baylor and TCU in 2014 cursing the way college football crowned a champion.
    David Ubben, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
Definition of arithmetic
Verb
  • The process involves heating raw milk for a period of time to kill any pathogens.
    Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The case is part of an ongoing investigation which involves the county public health department, the California Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of involves
Verb
  • 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
  • Soups encompasses everything from crab congee to creamy sausage soup with rapini and tortellini, while salads range from macaroni and tuna salad to roasted shallot salad with sherry vinegar and rye breadcrumbs.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2024
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