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number meaning in Sanskrit

संख्या saṃkhyā

/ˈnʌmbər/UK[ˈnʌmbə]

number in Sanskrit: संख्या (saṃkhyā). In English, number means quantity of countable things.

Sanskrit words for number

abstract entity used to describe quantity
संख्या saṃkhyā

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 Sanskrit

What is the meaning of number in Sanskrit?
Number in Sanskrit is संख्या (saṃkhyā).
number इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Number: संख्या (saṃkhyā).
What does number mean in English?
Number means quantity of countable things.

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