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number in Malay

nombor

/ˈnʌmbər/UK[ˈnʌmbə]

number in Malay: nombor, angka, bilangan. In English, number means quantity of countable things.

Malay words for number

used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence
nombor
abstract entity used to describe quantity
nombor, angka, bilangan

English meaning of number

  1. noun Quantity of countable things.
  2. noun An abstract entity used to describe quantity.
  3. noun A numeral: a symbol for a non-negative integer.
  4. noun An element of one of several sets: natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers, complex numbers, and sometimes extensions such as hypercomplex numbers, etc.

Full definition of number

number in a sentence

  • Any number of people can be reading from a given repository at a time.
  • There are, in addition to all the red socks, a number that don’t suit me either.
  • The number of malnourished children has decreased.

Synonyms of number

number in other languages

Questions about number in Malay

What is the meaning of number in Malay?
Number in Malay is nombor, angka, bilangan.
Apakah maksud number dalam bahasa Melayu?
Number: nombor, angka, bilangan.
What does number mean in English?
Number means quantity of countable things.

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