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Arith.a number that relates to a particular object or thing.[1585-95]
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Concrete number — Concrete Con crete (? or ?), a. [L. concretus, p. p. of concrescere to grow together; con + crescere to grow; cf. F. concret. See {Crescent}.] 1. United in growth; hence, formed by coalition of separate particles into one mass; united in a solid… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Concrete number — A concrete number is a number associated with the things being counted, in contrast to an abstract number which is a number as a single entity. For example five apples and half of a pie are concrete numbers while five and one half are abstract… … Wikipedia
concrete number — Arith. a number that relates to a particular object or thing. [1585 95] * * * concrete number, a number which is connected with something real. Example: 4 men + 5 women = 9 persons. The numbers by themselves are abstract numbers … Useful english dictionary
concrete number — number which relates to a particular object or thing (Mathematics) … English contemporary dictionary
concrete number — con′crete num′ber n. math. a number that relates to a particular object or thing • Etymology: 1585–95 … From formal English to slang
Concrete — Con crete (? or ?), a. [L. concretus, p. p. of concrescere to grow together; con + crescere to grow; cf. F. concret. See {Crescent}.] 1. United in growth; hence, formed by coalition of separate particles into one mass; united in a solid form.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Concrete quantity — Concrete Con crete (? or ?), a. [L. concretus, p. p. of concrescere to grow together; con + crescere to grow; cf. F. concret. See {Crescent}.] 1. United in growth; hence, formed by coalition of separate particles into one mass; united in a solid… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Concrete science — Concrete Con crete (? or ?), a. [L. concretus, p. p. of concrescere to grow together; con + crescere to grow; cf. F. concret. See {Crescent}.] 1. United in growth; hence, formed by coalition of separate particles into one mass; united in a solid… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Concrete sound or movement of the voice — Concrete Con crete (? or ?), a. [L. concretus, p. p. of concrescere to grow together; con + crescere to grow; cf. F. concret. See {Crescent}.] 1. United in growth; hence, formed by coalition of separate particles into one mass; united in a solid… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Number — For other uses, see Numbers (disambiguation). A number is a mathematical object used to count and measure. In mathematics, the definition of number has been extended over the years to include such numbers as zero, negative numbers, rational… … Wikipedia
