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Numbers
[ nuhm-berz ]
noun
- the fourth book of the Old Testament, containing the census of the Israelites after the Exodus from Egypt. : Num.
Numbers
1/ ˈnʌmbəz /
noun
- functioning as singular the fourth book of the Old Testament, recording the numbers of the Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
numbers
2/ ˈnʌmbəs /
plural noun
- informal.financial statistics
let's look at last year's numbers
Example Sentences
Bruce Nash, who runs the box office analysis firm the Numbers, said the “F9” ticket sales were about 65 percent of the total expected audience, according to his site’s models.
In an attempt to find meaningful comparisons, Bruce Nash, who runs the box office analysis site the Numbers, built a model to determine moviegoing’s current strength.
Those are troubling numbers, for unfettered speech is not incidental to a flourishing society.
And too much of a focus on numbers can obscure strategic truths.
Within minutes, it seems, of the disclosures of these tragic events, large numbers of people chose a side and stuck to it.
The numbers reinforce another article in the Post, in which cops confessed to “turning a blind eye” to minor crimes.
That could include private financial or personal information—like the credit-card numbers you used to pay for the corrupted Wi-Fi.
Bacteria, when present in great numbers, give a uniform cloud which cannot be removed by ordinary filtration.
As company after company appeared, we were able to form a pretty exact estimate of their numbers.
The Mexicans, far superior in numbers, received every moment accessions to their strength.
Numbers have dribbled back from firing line and cannot be collected in this difficult country.
Caseous particles containing immense numbers of the bacilli are common.
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