[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

number \num"ber\ nu^m"b~er, n. oe. nombre, f. nombre, l.
   numerus; akin to gr. no`mos that which is dealt out, fr.
   ne`mein to deal out, distribute. see numb, nomad, and cf.
   numerate, numero, numerous.
   1. that which admits of being counted or reckoned; a unit, or
      an aggregate of units; a numerable aggregate or collection
      of individuals; an assemblage made up of distinct things
      expressible by figures.
      1913 webster

   2. a collection of many individuals; a numerous assemblage; a
      multitude; many.
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            ladies are always of great use to the party they
            espouse, and never fail to win over numbers.
                                                  --addison.
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   3. a numeral; a word or character denoting a number; as, to
      put a number on a door.
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   4. numerousness; multitude.
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            number itself importeth not much in armies where the
            people are of weak courage.           --bacon.
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   5. the state or quality of being numerable or countable.
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            of whom came nations, tribes, people, and kindreds
            out of number.                        --2 esdras
                                                  iii. 7.
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   6. quantity, regarded as made up of an aggregate of separate
      things.
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   7. that which is regulated by count; poetic measure, as
      divisions of time or number of syllables; hence, poetry,
      verse; -- chiefly used in the plural.
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            i lisped in numbers, for the numbers came. --pope.
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   8. gram. the distinction of objects, as one, or more than
      one in some languages, as one, or two, or more than two,
      expressed usually by a difference in the form of a word;
      thus, the singular number and the plural number are the
      names of the forms of a word indicating the objects
      denoted or referred to by the word as one, or as more than
      one.
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   9. math. the measure of the relation between quantities or
      things of the same kind; that abstract species of quantity
      which is capable of being expressed by figures; numerical
      value.
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   abstract number, abundant number, cardinal number, etc.
      see under abstract, abundant, etc.

   in numbers, in numbered parts; as, a book published in
      numbers.
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see also:
numb nomad numerate numero numerous abstract number 
abundant number cardinal number abstract abundant in numbers 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

imperfect \imper"fect\, a. l. imperfectus: pref. im- not +
   perfectus perfect: cf. f imparfait, whence oe. imparfit. see
   perfect.
   1. not perfect; not complete in all its parts; wanting a
      part; deective; deficient.
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            something he left imperfect in the state. --shak.
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            why, then, your other senses grow imperfect. --shak.
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   2. wanting in some elementary organ that is essential to
      successful or normal activity.
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            he . . . stammered like a child, or an amazed,
            imperfect person.                     --jer. taylor.
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   3. not fulfilling its design; not realizing an ideal; not
      conformed to a standard or rule; not satisfying the taste
      or conscience; esthetically or morally defective.
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            nothing imperfect or deficient left
            of all that he created.               --milton.
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            then say not man's imperfect, heaven in fault;
            say rather, man's as perfect as he ought. --pope.
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   imperfect arch, an arch of less than a semicircle; a skew
      arch.

   imperfect cadence mus., one not ending with the tonic,
      but with the dominant or some other chord; one not giving
      complete rest; a half close.

   imperfect consonances mus., chords like the third and
      sixth, whose ratios are less simple than those of the
      fifth and forth.

   imperfect flower bot., a flower wanting either stamens or
      pistils. --gray.

   imperfect interval mus., one a semitone less than
      perfect; as, an imperfect fifth.

   imperfect number math., a number either greater or less
      than the sum of its several divisors; in the former case,
      it is called also a defective number; in the latter, an
      abundant number.

   imperfect obligations law, obligations as of charity or
      gratitude, which cannot be enforced by law.

   imperfect power math., a number which can not be produced
      by taking any whole number or vulgar fraction, as a
      factor, the number of times indicated by the power; thus,
      9 is a perfect square, but an imperfect cube.

   imperfect tense gram., a tense expressing past time and
      incomplete action.
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see also:
perfect imperfect arch imperfect cadence imperfect consonances imperfect flower imperfect interval 
imperfect number defective number abundant number imperfect obligations imperfect power 
imperfect tense 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

abundant \abun"dant\, a. oe. habundant, aboundant, f.
   abondant, fr. l. abudans, p. pr. of abundare. see abound.
   fully sufficient; plentiful; in copious supply; -- followed
   by in, rarely by with. "abundant in goodness and truth."
   --exod. xxxiv. 6.
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   abundant number math., a number, the sum of whose aliquot
      parts exceeds the number itself. thus, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, the
      aliquot parts of 12, make the number 16. this is opposed
      to a deficient number, as 14, whose aliquot parts are 1,
      2, 7, the sum of which is 10; and to a perfect number,
      which is equal to the sum of its aliquot parts, as 6,
      whose aliquot parts are 1, 2., 3.
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   syn: ample; plentiful; copious; plenteous; exuberant;
        overflowing; rich; teeming; profuse; bountiful; liberal.
        see ample.
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see also:
abound abundant number deficient perfect ample 

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Abundant >> A Words
Abundant, definition of term: Abundant
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Number Sign >> N Words
Number Sign, definition of term: Number Sign
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Number Cruncher >> N Words
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Octane Number >> O Words
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Ordinal Number >> O Words
Ordinal Number, definition of term: Ordinal Number
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Prime Number >> P Words
Prime Number, definition of term: Prime Number
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Phone Number >> P Words
Phone Number, definition of term: Phone Number
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Perfect Number, definition of term: Perfect Number
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