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How to sign: the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
"he had a number of chores to do"; "the number of parameters is small"; "the figure was about a thousand";
Similiar / Same: number
Categories: amount
Within this category: fewness, innumerableness, majority, minority, numerousness, preponderance
How to sign: a decorative or artistic work
"the coach had a design on the doors";
Similiar / Same: pattern, design
Categories: decoration, ornament, ornamentation
Within this category: argyle, bear claw, damascene, decal, device, emblem, linocut, mandala, marking, mihrab, motif, polka dot, pyrograph, screen saver, tattoo, tetraskelion, triskelion, weave
How to sign: one of the elements that collectively form a system of numbers
"0 and 1 are digits";
Similiar / Same: digit
Categories: integer, whole number
Within this category: binary digit, decimal digit, eight, five, four, nine, octal digit, one, seven, significant digit, six, three, two, zero
How to sign: imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
"I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy";
Similiar / Same: visualize, envision, fancy, picture, image, visualise, see, project
Categories: conceive of, envisage, ideate, imagine
How to sign: make a mathematical calculation or computation
See also: solve, figure out, puzzle out, depend, lick, bet, reckon, calculate, work out, count, look, work
Similiar / Same: calculate, compute, cipher, cypher, reckon, work out
Categories: reason
Within this category: add, average, budget, capitalize, differentiate, divide, estimate, extract, factor, integrate, interpolate, miscalculate, multiply, process, prorate, quantize, recalculate, resolve, subtract, survey
How to sign: alternative names for the body of a human being
"Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak";
Similiar / Same: human body, physical body, material body, bod, chassis, build, physique, anatomy, flesh, soma, shape, frame, form
Categories: body, organic structure, physical structure
Within this category: adult body, female body, juvenile body, male body, person
How to sign: a well-known or notable person
"they studied all the great names in the history of France"; "she is an important figure in modern music";
Similiar / Same: public figure, name
Categories: important person, influential person, personage
