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Number
King James Dictionary
or NUM'BER, n. Probably the radical sense is to speak, name or tell, as our word tell, in the other dialects, is to number. Number may be allied to name, as the Spaniards use nombre for name, and the French word written with the same letters, is number.
1. The designation of a unit reference to other units, or in reckoning, counting, enumerating as, one is the first number a simple number.
2. An assemblage of two or more units. Two is a number composed of one and one added. Five and three added make the number eight. Number may be applied to any collection or multitude of units or individuals, and therefore is indefinite, unless defined by other words or by figures or signs of definite signification. Hence,
3. More than one many.
Ladies are always of great use to the party they espouse, and never fail to win over numbers.
4. Multitude.
Number itself importeth not much in armies, where the men are of weak courage.
5. In poetry, measure the order and quantity of syllables constituting feet, which render verse musical to the ear. The harmony of verse consists in the proper distribution of the long and short syllables, with suitable pauses. In oratory, a judicious disposition of words, syllables and cadences constitutes a kind of measure resembling poetic numbers.
6. Poetry verse.
I lisped in numbers, for the numbers came.
Here the first word numbers may be taken for poetry or verse, and the second for measure.
Yet shoud the Muses bid my numbers roll.
7. In grammar, the difference of termination or form of a word, to express unity or plurality. The termination which denotes one or an individual, is the singular number the termination that denotes two or more individuals or units, constitues the plural number. Hence we say, a noun, an adjective, a pronoun or a verb is in the singular or the plural number.
8. In mathematics, number is variously distinguished. cardinal numbers are those which express the amount of units as 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10. Ordinal numbers are those which express order as first, second, third, fourth, &c.
Determinate number, is that referred to a given unit, as a ternary or three an indeterminate number, is referred to unity in general, and called quantity.
Homogeneal numbers, are those referred to the same units those referred to different units are termed heterogeneal.
Whole numbers, are called integers.
A rational number, is one commensurable with unity. A number incommensurable with unity, is termed irrational or surd.
A prime or primitive number, is divisible only by unity as three, five, seven, &c.
A perfect number, is that whose aliquot parts added together, make the whole number, as 28, whose aliquot parts, 14. 7. 4. 2. 1. make the number 28.
An imperfect number, is that whose aliquot parts added together, make more or less than the number. This is abundant or defedtive abundant, as 12, whose aliquot parts, 6. 4. 3. 2. 1. make 16 or defective, as 16 whose aliquot parts, 8. 4. 2. 1. make 15 only.
A square number, is the product of a number multiplied by itself as, 16 is the square number of four.
A cubic number, is the product of a square number by its root as, 27 is the product of the square number 9 by its root 3.
Golden number, the cycle of the moon, or revolution of 19 years, in which time the conjunctions, oppositions and other aspects of the moon are nearly the same as they were on the same days of the month 19 years before.
NUM'BER,
1. To count to reckon to ascertain the units of any sum, collection or multitude.
If a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered. Genesis 8 .
2. To reckon as one of a collection or multitude.
He was numbered with the transgressors. Isaiah 53 .
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Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Entry for 'Number'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/n/number.html.
