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illegal number

illegal number noun: a number that represents information which is illegal to possess, utter or propagate. Any information that can be represented in binary format is, ipso facto, representable as a number, and therefore if the information itself is illegal in some way, the pure number itself may be called illegal.

Noun

illegal number (plural illegal numbers)

  1. a number that represents information which is illegal to possess, utter or propagate. Any information that can be represented in binary format is, ipso facto, representable as a number, and therefore if the information itself is illegal in some way, the pure number itself may be called illegal.

Forms of illegal number

pluralillegal numbers

Questions about illegal number

What does illegal number mean?
Illegal number means a number that represents information which is illegal to possess, utter or propagate. Any information that can be represented in binary format is, ipso facto, representable as a number, and therefore if the information itself is illegal in some way, the pure number itself may be called illegal.
What part of speech is illegal number?
Illegal number is a noun.
What is the plural of illegal number?
The plural of illegal number is illegal numbers.

Words near illegal number in the dictionary

  1. illegal forward kicks
  2. illegal immigrant
  3. illegal immigrants
  4. illegal immigration
  5. illegal immigrations
  6. illegal number
  7. illegal numbers
  8. illegal prime
  9. illegal primes
  10. illegaler
  11. illegalest

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