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concrete number

noun

, Arithmetic.
  1. a number that relates to a particular object or thing.


concrete number

noun

  1. a number referring to a particular object or objects, as in three dogs, ten men
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of concrete number1

First recorded in 1585–95
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Example Sentences

Density of a substance is a concrete number, as 2.7 grams per ccm.

The terms, therefore, abstract and concrete number, have long since ceased to be used by thinking people.

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