number words
Names for quantities
Number words are the linguistic forms used to express quantities: one, two, three, first, second, third, and so on.
The term encompasses cardinals (how many), ordinals (which position), and other quantitative expressions like dozen, half, or triple.
Children learn number words before they grasp the mathematical concepts behind them.
She could recite number words to twenty but couldn't count objects past five.
- eightNumber after seven
- firstPosition number one
- oneLowest positive integer
- fiveFour plus one
- halfEqual portion of two
four · integer · sixth · twelfth · second · nine · lucky seven · dozen · cardinal numbers · hundredth · tenth · twentieth · two · seventh · three · one two three · quarter · sweet sixteen
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Symbols for quantities
digits · Arabic numerals · Roman numerals · mathematical notation · figures
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