Noun: a symbol or word that represents a quantity. Verb: to give something a number or to count how many there are.
From Old French “nombre,” from Latin “numerus,” meaning “number, quantity.” The root also appears in “numerous” and “enumerate.”
Numbers seem abstract, but the word’s roots are tied to counting real objects and amounts. That same root “numer-” pops up in everything from “innumerable” to “numerator,” giving you clues in math vocabulary.
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