number

Summary

number is a mathematical concept^[1]. number ranks in the top 0.2% of mathematical_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,442 views/month, #2 of 1,007).^[2]

Key Facts

• number's instance of is recorded as mathematical concept^[3].
• number is a type of mathematical object^[4].
• number is part of set of numbers^[5].
• number's Commons category is recorded as Numbers^[6].
• number's said to be the same as is recorded as scalar^[7].
• number is the opposite of variable^[8].
• number's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Numbers^[9].
• number's Commons gallery is recorded as Numbers^[10].
• number's described by source is recorded as The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 1: Fundamental Algorithms, 3rd edition^[11].
• number's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[12].
• number's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[13].
• number's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[14].
• number's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• number's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[16].
• number's topic has template is recorded as Template:Number systems^[17].
• number's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/numbers^[18].
• number's has characteristic is recorded as type of number^[19].
• number's manifestation of is recorded as quantity^[20].
• number's main Wikidata property is recorded as P1181^[21].
• number's equivalent class is recorded as https://schema.org/Number^[22].
• number's different from is recorded as Liczba^[23].
• number's different from is recorded as Tal^[24].
• number's different from is recorded as Zahl^[25].
• number's different from is recorded as Number^[26].
• number's properties for this type is recorded as P1171^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

number's instance of is recorded as mathematical concept^[3]. number is a type of mathematical object^[4]. number is the opposite of variable^[8].

Use and Application

number is part of set of numbers^[5].

Influence

Things named for number include number of the beast^[28], a symbol^[29]; evil number^[30], a type of integer^[31]; The Number Devil^[32], a literary work^[33], written by Hans Magnus Enzensberger^[34]; nimber^[35]; and odious number^[36], a type of integer^[37].

Why It Matters

number ranks in the top 0.2% of mathematical_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,442 views/month, #2 of 1,007).^[2] number has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] number is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for number include number of the beast^[28], a symbol^[29]; evil number^[30], a type of integer^[31]; The Number Devil^[32], a literary work^[33], written by Hans Magnus Enzensberger^[34]; nimber^[35]; and odious number^[36], a type of integer^[37].