Classes Abstract Relations Number
Number
Nouns
number, symbol, numeral, figure, cipher, digit, integer
counter
round number
formula
function
series. sum, difference, complement, subtrahend
product
multiplicand, multiplier, multiplicator
coefficient, multiple
dividend, divisor, factor, quotient, submultiple [Math.]
fraction, rational number
surd, irrational number
transcendental number
mixed number, complex number, complex conjugate
numerator, denominator
decimal, circulating decimal, repetend
common measure, aliquot part
prime number, prime, relative prime, prime factor, prime pair
reciprocal
totient. binary number, octal number, hexadecimal number [Comp.] . permutation, combination, variation
election. ratio, proportion, comparison etc. Comparison
progression
arithmetical progression, geometrical progression, harmonical progression
percentage, permilage. figurate numbers, pyramidal numbers, polygonal numbers. power, root, exponent, index, logarithm, antilogarithm
modulus, base. differential, integral, fluxion, fluent.
Adjectives
numeral, complementary, divisible, aliquot, reciprocal, prime, relatively prime, fractional, decimal, figurate, incommensurable. proportional, exponential, logarithmic, logometric, differential, fluxional, integral, totitive. positive, negative
rational, irrational
surd, radical, real
complex, imaginary
finite
infinite
impossible.
Nouns
numeration
numbering etc. v.
pagination
tale, recension, enumeration, summation, reckoning, computation, supputation
calculation, calculus
algorithm, algorism, rhabdology, dactylonomy
measurement etc. Measurement
statistics. arithmetic, analysis, algebra, geometry, analytical geometry, fluxions
differential calculus, integral calculus, infinitesimal calculus
calculus of differences. [Statistics] dead reckoning, muster, poll, census, capitation, roll call, recapitulation
account etc. (list) List . [Operations] notation, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, rule of three, practice, equations, extraction of roots, reduction, involution, evolution, estimation, approximation, interpolation, differentiation, integration. [Instruments] abacus, logometer, slide rule, slipstick [Coll.] , tallies, Napier's bones, calculating machine, difference engine, suan-pan
adding machine
cash register
electronic calculator, calculator, computer
[people who calculate] arithmetician, calculator, abacist, algebraist, mathematician
statistician, geometer
programmer
accountant, auditor.
Verbs
number, count, tally, tell
call over, run over
take an account of, enumerate, muster, poll, recite, recapitulate
sum
sum up, cast up
tell off, score, cipher, compute, calculate, suppute, add, subtract, multiply, divide, extract roots. algebraize. check, prove, demonstrate, balance, audit, overhaul, take stock
affix numbers to, page. amount to, add up to, come to.
Adjectives
numeral, numerical
arithmetical, analytic, algebraic, statistical, numerable, computable, calculable
commensurable, commensurate
incommensurable, incommensurate, innumerable, unfathomable, infinite.
Adverbs
quantitatively
arithmetically
measurably
in numbers.
Nouns
list, catalog, catalogue, inventory
register etc. (record) Record . account
bill, bill of costs
terrier
tally, listing, itemization
atlas
book, ledger
tableau
invoice, bill of lading
prospectus
bill of fare, menu
score, census, statistics, returns. [list of topics in a document] contents, table of contents, outline
synopsis. [written list used as an aid to memory] checklist. table, chart, database
index, inverted file, word list, concordance. dictionary, lexicon
vocabulary, glossary
thesaurus. file, card index, card file, rolodex, address book. Red book, Blue book, Domesday book
directory, gazetter. almanac
army list, clergy list, civil service list, navy list
Almanach de Gotha, cadaster
Lloyd's register, nautical almanac
who's who
Guiness's Book of World Records. roll
check roll, checker roll, bead roll
muster roll, muster book
roster, panel, jury list
cartulary, diptych.
Verbs
list, itemize
sort, collate
enumerate, tabulate, catalog, tally.
Adjectives
one, sole, single, solitary, unitary
individual, apart, alone
kithless. unaccompanied, unattended
single-handed
singular, odd, unique, unrepeated, azygous, first and last
isolated etc. (disjoined) Disjunction
insular. monospermous
unific, uniflorous, unifoliate, unigenital, uniliteral, unijocular, unimodal [Math.] , unimodular. lone, lonely, lonesome
desolate, dreary. insecable, inseverable, indiscerptible
compact, indivisible, atomic, irresolvable.
Adverbs
singly etc. adj.
alone, by itself, per se, only, apart, in the singular number, in the abstract
one by one, one at a time
simply
one and a half, sesqui-.
Phrases
two souls with but a single thought, two hearts two souls with but a single thought, two hearts that beat as one."
Nouns
accompaniment
adjunct etc. [Thing added] Adjunct
context
appendage, appurtenance. coexistence, concomitance, company, association, companionship
partnership, copartnership
coefficiency. concomitant, accessory, coefficient
companion, buddy, attendant, fellow, associate, friend, colleague
consort, spouse, mate
partner, co-partner
satellite, hanger on, fellow-traveller, shadow
escort, cortege
attribute.
Verbs
accompany, coexist, attend
hang on, wait on
go hand in hand with
synchronize etc. Synchronism
bear company, keep company
row in the same boat
bring in its train
associate with, couple with.
Adjectives
accompanying etc. v.
concomitant, fellow, twin, joint
associated with, coupled with
accessory, attendant, obbligato.
Adverbs
with, withal
together with, along with, in company with
hand in hand, side by side
cheek by jowl, cheek by jole
arm in arm
therewith, herewith
and etc. (addition) Addition . together, in a body, collectively.
Nouns
duality, dualism
duplicity
biplicity, biformity
polarity. two, deuce, couple, duet, brace, pair, cheeks, twins, Castor and Pollux, gemini, Siamese twins
fellows
yoke, conjugation
dispermy, doublets, dyad, span.
Verbs
pair [unite in pairs] , couple, bracket, yoke
conduplicate
mate, span [U.S.] .
Adjectives
two, twin
dual, dualistic, double
binary, binomial
twin, biparous
dyadic [Math.]
conduplicate
duplex etc. Duplication
biduous, binate, diphyletic, dispermic, unijugate
tete-a-tete. coupled etc. v.
conjugate. both, both the one and the other.
Nouns
duplication
doubling etc. v.
gemination, ingemination
reduplication
iteration etc. (repetition) Repetition
renewal.
Adjectives
double
doubled etc. v.
bicipital, bicephalous, bidental, bilabiate, bivalve, bivalvular, bifold, biform, bilateral
bifarious, bifacial
twofold, two-sided
disomatous
duplex
double-faced, double-headed
twin, duplicate, ingeminate
second.
Adverbs
twice, once more
over again etc. (repeatedly) Repetition
as much again, twofold. secondly, in the second place, again.
Nouns
bisection, bipartition
dichotomy, subdichotomy
halving etc. v.
dimidiation. bifurcation, forking, branching, ramification, divarication
fork, prong
fold. half, moiety.
Verbs
bisect, halve, divide, split, cut in two, cleave dimidiate, dichotomize. go halves, divide with. separate, fork, bifurcate
branch off, out
ramify.
Adjectives
bisected etc. v.
cloven, cleft
bipartite, biconjugate, bicuspid, bifid
bifurcous, bifurcate, bifurcated
distichous, dichotomous, furcular
semi-, demi-, hemi.
Nouns
Triality, trinity
triunity. three, triad, triplet, trey, trio, ternion, leash
shamrock, tierce, spike-team [U.S.] , trefoil
triangle, trident, triennium, trigon, trinomial, trionym, triplopia, tripod, trireme, triseme, triskele, triskelion, trisula. third power, cube
cube root.
Adjectives
three
triform, trinal, trinomial
tertiary
ternary
triune
triarch, triadie
triple etc. Triplication . tri- [Pref.] , tris- [Pref.] .
Nouns
triplication, triplicity
trebleness, trine.
Verbs
treble, triple
triplicate, cube.
Adjectives
treble, triple
tern, ternary
triplicate, threefold, trilogistic
third
trinal, trine.
Adverbs
three times, three fold
thrice, in the third place, thirdly
trebly etc. adj. .
Nouns
trisection, tripartition, trichotomy
third, third part.
Verbs
trisect, divide into three parts.
Adjectives
trifid
trisected etc. v.
tripartite, trichotomous, trisulcate. Triadelphous, triangular, tricuspid, tricapsular, tridental, tridentate, tridentiferous, trifoliate, trifurcate, trigonal, trigrammic, trigrammatic, tripetalous, tripodal, tripodic, triquetral, triquetrous.
Nouns
quaternity, four, tetrad, quartet, quaternion, square, quarter. [planar form with four sides] tetract, tetragon, quadrangle, rectangle. [three dimensional object with four surfaces] tetrahedron. quadrature, quadrifoil, quadriform, quadruplet
quatrefoil. [object or animal with four legs] tetrapod. [geographical area with four sides] quadrangle, quad [Coll.] . [electromagnetic object] quadrupole. [four fundamental studies] quadrivium.
Verbs
reduce to a square, square.
Adjectives
four
quaternary, quaternal
quadratic
quartile
tetract, tetractic, tetractinal
tetrad, tetragonal
square, quadrate.
Verbs
multiply by four, quadruplicate, biquadrate.
Adjectives
fourfold, four times
quadrable, quadrumanous, quadruple, quadruplicate, quadrible
fourth. quadrifoliate, quadrifoliolate, quadrigeminal, quadrigeminate, quadriplanar, quadriserial.
Adverbs
four times
in the fourth place, fourthly.
Nouns
quadrisection, quadripartition
quartering etc. v.
fourth
quart
quarter, quartern
farthing, fourthing
quadrant.
Verbs
quarter, divide into four parts.
Adjectives
quartered etc. v.
quadrifid, quadripartite. rectangular.
Nouns
five, quint, quincux
six, half-a-dozen, half dozen
seven
eight
nine, three times three
dicker
ten, decade
eleven
twelve, dozen
thirteen
long dozen, baker's dozen
quintuplet
twenty, score
twenty-four, four and twenty, two dozen
twenty-five, five and twenty, quarter of a hundred
forty, two score
fifty, half a hundred
sixty, three score
seventy, three score and ten
eighty, four score
ninety, fourscore and ten
sestiad. hundred, centenary, hecatomb, century
hundredweight, cwt.
one hundred and forty-four, gross. thousand, chiliad
millennium, thousand years, grand [Coll.]
myriad
ten thousand
ten thousand years
lac, one hundred thousand, plum
million
thousand million, milliard, billion, trillion etc.
Verbs
centuriate
quintuplicate.
Adjectives
five, quinary, quintuple
fifth
senary, sextuple
sixth
seventh
septuple
octuple
eighth
ninefold, ninth
tenfold, decimal, denary, decuple, tenth
eleventh
duodenary, duodenal
twelfth
in one's 'teens, thirteenth. vicesimal, vigesimal
twentieth
twenty-fourth etc. n.
vicenary, vicennial. centuple, centuplicate, centennial, centenary, centurial
secular, hundredth
thousandth, c.
Nouns
division by five etc. Five etc.
quinquesection etc.
decimation
fifth etc.
Adjectives
quinquefid, quinquelateral, quinquepartite
quinqevalent, pentavalent
quinquarticular
octifid
decimal, tenth, tithe
duodecimal, twelfth
sexagesimal, sexagenary
hundredth, centesimal
millesimal etc.
Nouns
plurality
a number, a certain number
one or two, two or three etc.
a few, several
multitude etc. Multitude
majority. [large number] multitude etc. Multitude .
Adjectives
plural, more than one, upwards of
some, several, a few
certain
not alone etc. Unity .
Adverbs
et cetera, c. etc. among other things
Nouns
fraction, fractional part
part etc. Part .
Adjectives
fractional, fragmentary, inconsiderable, negligible, infinitesimal.
Nouns
zero, nothing
null, nul, naught, nought, void
cipher, goose egg
none, nobody, no one
nixie [Slang] , nix [Slang]
zilch [Slang] , zip [Slang] , zippo [Slang]
not a soul
absence etc. Absence
unsubstantiality etc. Unsubstantiality .
Adjectives
not one, not a one, not any, nary a one [Dial.]
not a, never a
not a whit of, not an iota of, not a drop of, not a speck of, not a jot
not a trace of, not a hint of, not a smidgen of, not a suspicion of, not a shadow of, neither hide nor hair of.
Nouns
multitude
numerous etc. adj.
numerosity, numerality
multiplicity
profusion etc. (plenty) Sufficiency
legion, host
great number, large number, round number, enormous number
a quantity, numbers, array, sight, army, sea, galaxy
scores, peck, bushel, shoal, swarm, draught, bevy, cloud, flock, herd, drove, flight, covey, hive, brood, litter, farrow, fry, nest
crowd etc. (assemblage) Assemblage
lots
all in the world and his wife. [Increase of number] greater number, majority
multiplication, multiple.
Verbs
be numerous etc. adj.
swarm with, teem with, creep with
crowd, swarm, come thick upon
outnumber, multiply
people
swarm like locusts, swarm like bees.
Adjectives
many, several, sundry, divers, various, not a few
Briarean
a hundred, a thousand, a myriad, a million, a quadrillion, a nonillion, a thousand and one
some ten or a dozen, some forty or fifty etc.
half a dozen, half a hundred etc.
very many, full many, ever so many
numerous
numerose
profuse, in profusion
manifold, multiplied, multitudinous, multiple, multinominal, teeming, populous, peopled, crowded, thick, studded
galore. thick coming, many more, more than one can tell, a world of
no end of, no end to
thick as hops, thick as hail
plenty as blackberries
numerous as the stars in the firmament, numerous as the sands on the seashore, numerous as the hairs on the head
and what not, and heaven knows what
endless etc. (infinite) Infinity .
Phrases
their name is 'legion'
many-headed multitude" [Sidney]
numerous as glittering gems of morning numerous as glittering gems of morning dew" [Young]
Nouns
fewness etc. adj.
paucity, small number
small quantity etc. Smallness
rarity
infrequency etc. Infrequency
handful, maniple
minority
exiguity. [Diminution of number] reduction
weeding etc. v.
elimination, sarculation, decimation
eradication.
Verbs
be few etc. adj. . render few etc. adj.
reduce, diminish the number, weed, eliminate, cull, thin, decimate.
Adjectives
few
scant, scanty
thin, rare, scattered, thinly scattered, spotty, few and far between, exiguous
infrequent etc. Infrequency
hardly any, scarcely any
to be counted on one's fingers
reduced etc. v.
unrepeated.
Nouns
repetition, iteration, reiteration, harping, recurrence, succession, run
battology, tautology
monotony, tautophony
rhythm etc. Periodicity [Regularity of recurrence]
diffuseness, pleonasm, redundancy. chimes, repetend, echo, ritornello, burden of a song, refrain
rehearsal
recapitulation. cuckoo etc. (imitation) Imitation
reverberation etc. Resonance
drumming etc. (roll) [Repeated and protracted sounds.] Roll
renewal etc. (restoration) Restoration . twice-told tale
old story, old song
second edition, new edition
reappearance, reproduction, recursion [Comp.]
periodicity etc. Periodicity [Regularity of recurrence] .
Verbs
repeat, iterate, reiterate, reproduce, echo, reecho, drum, harp upon, battologize, hammer, redouble. recur, revert, return, reappear, recurse [Comp.]
renew etc. (restore) Restoration . rehearse
do over again, say over again
ring the changes on
harp on the same string
din in the ear, drum in the ear
conjugate in all its moods tenses and conjugate in all its moods tenses and inflexions, begin again, go over the same ground, go the same round, never hear the last of
resume, return to, recapitulate, reword.
Adjectives
repeated etc. v.
repetitional, repetitionary
recurrent, recurring
ever recurring, thick coming
frequent, incessant
redundant, pleonastic. monotonous, harping, iterative, recursive [Comp.] , unvaried
mocking, chiming
retold
aforesaid, aforenamed
above-mentioned, above-said
habitual etc. Habit [includes commonness due to frequency of occurrence]
another.
Adverbs
repeatedly, often, again, anew, over again, afresh, once more
ding-dong, ditto, encore, de novo, bis
over and over, over and over again
recursively [Comp.]
many times over
time and again, time after time
year after year
day by day etc.
many times, several times, a number of times
many a time, full many a time
frequently etc. Frequency .
Phrases
cut and come again" [Crabbe]
tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow" [Macbeth]
Verbs
be infinite etc. adj.
know no limits, have no limits, know no bounds, have no bounds
go on for ever.
Adjectives
infinite
immense
numberless, countless, sumless, measureless
innumerable, immeasurable, incalculable, illimitable, inexhaustible, interminable, unfathomable, unapproachable
exhaustless, indefinite
without number, without measure, without limit, without end
incomprehensible
limitless, endless, boundless, termless
untold, unnumbered, unmeasured, unbounded, unlimited
illimited
perpetual etc. [Endless duration.] Perpetuity
Adverbs
infinitely etc. adj.
ad infinitum.
Phrases
as boundless as the sea" [Romeo and Juliet] .