Synonyms and antonyms of Numbers and types of number in British Thesaurus

Arabic numeral (noun)

one of the written symbols 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 that are used in the writing systems of many countries to represent numbers

arithmetic progression (noun)

a series of numbers in which the same number is added to each number to produce the next, for example 3, 6, 9, 12

base (noun)

maths a number that is used to form a system of counting. The usual system of counting uses base 10, and the binary system used in computers uses base 2.

coefficient (noun)

a number written before a variable (=quantity that can change) that shows how much the variable is to be multiplied by

common factor (noun)

a number that a group of two or more other numbers can be divided by exactly. 4 is a common factor of 8, 12, and 20

common multiple (noun)

a number that can be divided exactly by two or more other numbers. 12 is a common multiple of 2, 3, and 4

computation (noun)

formal a number or amount that you have calculated

constant (noun)

mathsscience a number or amount that is always the same

cube (noun)

maths the cube of a number is the larger number that is the result of multiplying the number by itself twice. For example, the cube of 2 is 2 x 2 x 2, which is 8.

cube root (noun)

the cube root of a number is the smaller number that you multiply by itself twice to make the number. For example, the cube root of 8 is 2.

decimal (noun)

a number in a counting system based on the number ten that consists of numbers on either side of a decimal point. 0.5, 25.75, and 873.4 are all decimals.

denominator (noun)

the number that is below the line in a fraction. In ¾, 4 is the denominator. The number above the line is the numerator.

digit (noun)

formal one of the written numbers from 0 to 9

dividend (noun)

maths a number that is going to be divided by another number

divisor (noun)

the number by which another number is divided

double digits (noun)

mainly American double figures

double figures (noun)

British the numbers 10 to 99

even number ()

a number that can be exactly divided by 2, such as 2, 4, 6, 8 etc

factor (noun)

maths a number that you can divide a larger number by exactly

factorial (noun)

the total that you get when you multiply a number by all the whole numbers below it

figure (noun)

British a number

figures (noun)

an official number that has been counted or calculated

geometric progression (noun)

a series of numbers in which each number is multiplied by a particular quantity in order to get the next number, for example 1, 5, 25, 125

gross (noun)

144 of something

highest common factor (noun)

the highest number that can be divided exactly into each number in a particular set

incidence (noun)

the number of times something happens, especially something bad

independent variable (noun)

in mathematics, a variable whose value does not depend on the value of something else changing

index (noun)

economics a number that shows the price, value, or level of something compared with something else

index (noun)

maths a small number written or printed above and to the right of a number. It shows how many times the main number is to be multiplied by itself.

index number (noun)

a number that shows the change in the level of something such as a price or unemployment, compared with an earlier time

infinity (noun)

maths the largest number that exists

integer (noun)

a whole number that can be positive, negative, or zero

lowest common multiple (noun)

British the lowest number that can be divided by all the numbers in a set

magic number (noun)

a number that is important or has to be reached before something can happen

median (noun)

maths a number that is in the middle of a set when they are arranged in order. For example, in the numbers 1, 3, 4, 8, 9, the median is 4

mixed number (noun)

a number made up of a whole number and a fraction, for example 5½

multiple (noun)

maths a number that you can divide by a smaller number an exact number of times

no. (abbreviation)

number

nos. (abbreviation)

numbers

number (noun)

a sign or word that represents an amount or quantity. 1, 2, 3 etc and ‘one’, ‘two’, ‘three’ etc are numbers

number (noun)

used for showing the position of something in a series

number (noun)

a number that marks something in a way that separates it from everything else of its type, so that you can easily find it or discover who it belongs to

numbers game (noun)

a situation in which decisions are based on points or numbers, not on other qualities that may be more important

numerator (noun)

the number that appears above the line in a common fraction

odd number ()

a number that cannot be exactly divided by 2, such as 1, 3, 5, 7 etc

pi (noun)

in mathematics, a number written as the symbol π that is used to show the relationship between the distance around a circle and the distance across it

positive (noun)

maths a number that is higher than zero

prime number (noun)

a number that can only be divided exactly by itself and the number 1, for example 7

product (noun)

maths a number that is the result of multiplying two other numbers

quadruple (noun)

a number or amount that is four times bigger than another

quotient (noun)

the number that is the result of dividing one number by another

reference (noun)

a number or symbol that shows someone where they can find information that they need

remainder (noun)

maths in mathematics, the amount that is left when one number cannot be divided exactly by another

root (noun)

maths the root of a number is another number that, when multiplied by itself a particular number of times, equals that number. For example, 3 is the square root of 9 and the cube root of 27.

round number ()

a number that ends in 0, such as 40, 450, or 4000

set (noun)

maths a group of numbers in mathematics

square (noun)

maths the number that is the result of multiplying one number by itself

square (verb)

maths a number that is squared is multiplied by itself

square root (noun)

a number that you multiply by itself to produce a particular number. For example, the square root of 9 is 3.

standard deviation (noun)

a number that shows how much smaller or larger a number in a set of numbers is from the average of the set

statistic (noun)

a number that represents a fact or describes a situation

statistics (noun)

a group of numbers that represent facts or that describe a situation

stats (noun)

informal statistics

unit (noun)

maths a whole number less than 10

value (noun)

maths a mathematical number or amount that is not known and is represented by a letter

whole number (noun)

a number such as 1, 32, 144 etc, rather than a number such as 0.1, 0.32, 1/2, 3/4 etc