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a quantity expressed in more than one denomination or unit, as one foot six inches or one minute twenty seconds.[1550-60]
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Compound number — Compound Com pound, a. [OE. compouned, p. p. of compounen. See {Compound}, v. t.] Composed of two or more elements, ingredients, parts; produced by the union of several ingredients, parts, or things; composite; as, a compound word. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
compound number — n. a quantity expressed in two or more sorts of related units (Ex.: 4 ft, 7 in; 1 lb, 3 oz) … English World dictionary
compound number — number which is a combination of real and imaginary numbers (Mathematics) … English contemporary dictionary
compound number — noun Date: 15th century a number (as 2 feet 5 inches) involving different denominations or more than one unit … New Collegiate Dictionary
compound number — noun a quantity expressed in two different units one hour and ten minutes • Hypernyms: ↑number … Useful english dictionary
compound number — com′pound num′ber n. math. a quantity expressed in more than one denomination or unit, as one foot six inches • Etymology: 1550–60 … From formal English to slang
compound number — /kɒmpaʊnd ˈnʌmbə/ (say kompownd numbuh) noun a quantity expressed in more than one denomination or unit, as the amount 4 dollars 50 cents …
List of pharmaceutical compound number prefix — This list of pharmaceutical compound number prefixes details a drug labeling standard. Pharmaceutical companies produce a large number of compounds. The compounds are systematically numbered, such as CP 529414 (for the recently failed Pfizer… … Wikipedia
Compound — Com pound, a. [OE. compouned, p. p. of compounen. See {Compound}, v. t.] Composed of two or more elements, ingredients, parts; produced by the union of several ingredients, parts, or things; composite; as, a compound word. [1913 Webster] Compound … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Compound addition — Compound Com pound, a. [OE. compouned, p. p. of compounen. See {Compound}, v. t.] Composed of two or more elements, ingredients, parts; produced by the union of several ingredients, parts, or things; composite; as, a compound word. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
