three-digit number

Between 100-999

A three-digit number is any whole number from 100 through 999—numbers written with exactly three digits.

The term appears most often in educational contexts: Students practiced adding three-digit numbers.

It also describes codes, PINs, and identifiers: Enter the three-digit security code on the back of your card.

Related

hundreds · integer · code · combination · safe combination · lock · PIN · social security · credit card · zip code · phone · address · lottery · winning numbers · lucky · unlucky · random · sequence

Opposites
magnitude/digit count

three-digit numberbillion

One thousand million

trillion · million · infinity · zero · double figures

complexity/length

three-digit numbersingle digit

Integer from 1-9

round number · googol · googolplex

Family

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Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G