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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Number \Num"ber\ (n[u^]m"b[~e]r), n. [OE. nombre, F. nombre, L.
     numerus; akin to Gr. no`mos that which is dealt out, fr.
     ne`mein to deal out, distribute. See Numb, Nomad, and cf.
     Numerate, Numero, Numerous.]
     1. That which admits of being counted or reckoned; a unit, or
        an aggregate of units; a numerable aggregate or collection
        of individuals; an assemblage made up of distinct things
        expressible by figures.
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     2. A collection of many individuals; a numerous assemblage; a
        multitude; many.
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              Ladies are always of great use to the party they
              espouse, and never fail to win over numbers.
                                                    --Addison.
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     3. A numeral; a word or character denoting a number; as, to
        put a number on a door.
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     4. Numerousness; multitude.
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              Number itself importeth not much in armies where the
              people are of weak courage.           --Bacon.
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     5. The state or quality of being numerable or countable.
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              Of whom came nations, tribes, people, and kindreds
              out of number.                        --2 Esdras
                                                    iii. 7.
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     6. Quantity, regarded as made up of an aggregate of separate
        things.
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     7. That which is regulated by count; poetic measure, as
        divisions of time or number of syllables; hence, poetry,
        verse; -- chiefly used in the plural.
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              I lisped in numbers, for the numbers came. --Pope.
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     8. (Gram.) The distinction of objects, as one, or more than
        one (in some languages, as one, or two, or more than two),
        expressed (usually) by a difference in the form of a word;
        thus, the singular number and the plural number are the
        names of the forms of a word indicating the objects
        denoted or referred to by the word as one, or as more than
        one.
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     9. (Math.) The measure of the relation between quantities or
        things of the same kind; that abstract species of quantity
        which is capable of being expressed by figures; numerical
        value.
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     Abstract number, Abundant number, Cardinal number, etc.
        See under Abstract, Abundant, etc.
  
     In numbers, in numbered parts; as, a book published in
        numbers.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Imperfect \Im*per"fect\, a. [L. imperfectus: pref. im- not +
     perfectus perfect: cf. F imparfait, whence OE. imparfit. See
     Perfect.]
     1. Not perfect; not complete in all its parts; wanting a
        part; deective; deficient.
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              Something he left imperfect in the state. --Shak.
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              Why, then, your other senses grow imperfect. --Shak.
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     2. Wanting in some elementary organ that is essential to
        successful or normal activity.
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              He . . . stammered like a child, or an amazed,
              imperfect person.                     --Jer. Taylor.
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     3. Not fulfilling its design; not realizing an ideal; not
        conformed to a standard or rule; not satisfying the taste
        or conscience; esthetically or morally defective.
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              Nothing imperfect or deficient left
              Of all that he created.               --Milton.
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              Then say not man's imperfect, Heaven in fault;
              Say rather, man's as perfect as he ought. --Pope.
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     Imperfect arch, an arch of less than a semicircle; a skew
        arch.
  
     Imperfect cadence (Mus.), one not ending with the tonic,
        but with the dominant or some other chord; one not giving
        complete rest; a half close.
  
     Imperfect consonances (Mus.), chords like the third and
        sixth, whose ratios are less simple than those of the
        fifth and forth.
  
     Imperfect flower (Bot.), a flower wanting either stamens or
        pistils. --Gray.
  
     Imperfect interval (Mus.), one a semitone less than
        perfect; as, an imperfect fifth.
  
     Imperfect number (Math.), a number either greater or less
        than the sum of its several divisors; in the former case,
        it is called also a defective number; in the latter, an
        abundant number.
  
     Imperfect obligations (Law), obligations as of charity or
        gratitude, which cannot be enforced by law.
  
     Imperfect power (Math.), a number which can not be produced
        by taking any whole number or vulgar fraction, as a
        factor, the number of times indicated by the power; thus,
        9 is a perfect square, but an imperfect cube.
  
     Imperfect tense (Gram.), a tense expressing past time and
        incomplete action.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Abundant \A*bun"dant\, a. [OE. (h)abundant, aboundant, F.
     abondant, fr. L. abudans, p. pr. of abundare. See Abound.]
     Fully sufficient; plentiful; in copious supply; -- followed
     by in, rarely by with. ``Abundant in goodness and truth.''
     --Exod. xxxiv. 6.
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     Abundant number (Math.), a number, the sum of whose aliquot
        parts exceeds the number itself. Thus, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, the
        aliquot parts of 12, make the number 16. This is opposed
        to a deficient number, as 14, whose aliquot parts are 1,
        2, 7, the sum of which is 10; and to a perfect number,
        which is equal to the sum of its aliquot parts, as 6,
        whose aliquot parts are 1, 2., 3.
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     Syn: Ample; plentiful; copious; plenteous; exuberant;
          overflowing; rich; teeming; profuse; bountiful; liberal.
          See Ample.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Number \Num"ber\, n. [OE. nombre, F. nombre, L. numerus; akin to
     Gr. ? that which is dealt out, fr. ? to deal out, distribute.
     See Numb, Nomad, and cf. Numerate, Numero,
     Numerous.]
     1. That which admits of being counted or reckoned; a unit, or
        an aggregate of units; a numerable aggregate or collection
        of individuals; an assemblage made up of distinct things
        expressible by figures.
  
     2. A collection of many individuals; a numerous assemblage; a
        multitude; many.
  
              Ladies are always of great use to the party they
              espouse, and never fail to win over numbers.
                                                    --Addison.
  
     3. A numeral; a word or character denoting a number; as, to
        put a number on a door.
  
     4. Numerousness; multitude.
  
              Number itself importeth not much in armies where the
              people are of weak courage.           --Bacon.
  
     5. The state or quality of being numerable or countable.
  
              Of whom came nations, tribes, people, and kindreds
              out of number.                        --2 Esdras
                                                    iii. 7.
  
     6. Quantity, regarded as made up of an aggregate of separate
        things.
  
     7. That which is regulated by count; poetic measure, as
        divisions of time or number of syllables; hence, poetry,
        verse; -- chiefly used in the plural.
  
              I lisped in numbers, for the numbers came. --Pope.
  
     8. (Gram.) The distinction of objects, as one, or more than
        one (in some languages, as one, or two, or more than two),
        expressed (usually) by a difference in the form of a word;
        thus, the singular number and the plural number are the
        names of the forms of a word indicating the objects
        denoted or referred to by the word as one, or as more than
        one.
  
     9. (Math.) The measure of the relation between quantities or
        things of the same kind; that abstract species of quantity
        which is capable of being expressed by figures; numerical
        value.
  
     Abstract number, Abundant number, Cardinal number, etc.
        See under Abstract, Abundant, etc.
  
     In numbers, in numbered parts; as, a book published in
        numbers.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Abundant \A*bun"dant\, a. [OE. (h)abundant, aboundant, F.
     abondant, fr. L. abudans, p. pr. of abundare. See Abound.]
     Fully sufficient; plentiful; in copious supply; -- followed
     by in, rarely by with. ``Abundant in goodness and truth.''
     --Exod. xxxiv. 6.
  
     Abundant number (Math.), a number, the sum of whose aliquot
        parts exceeds the number itself. Thus, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, the
        aliquot parts of 12, make the number 16. This is opposed
        to a deficient number, as 14, whose aliquot parts are 1,
        2, 7, the sum of which is 10; and to a perfect number,
        which is equal to the sum of its aliquot parts, as 6,
        whose aliquot parts are 1, 2., 3.
  
     Syn: Ample; plentiful; copious; plenteous; exuberant;
          overflowing; rich; teeming; profuse; bountiful; liberal.
          See Ample.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Imperfect \Im*per"fect\, a. [L. imperfectus: pref. im- not +
     perfectus perfect: cf. F imparfait, whence OE. imparfit. See
     Perfect.]
     1. Not perfect; not complete in all its parts; wanting a
        part; deective; deficient.
  
              Something he left imperfect in the state. --Shak.
  
              Why, then, your other senses grow imperfect. --Shak.
  
     2. Wanting in some elementary organ that is essential to
        successful or normal activity.
  
              He . . . stammered like a child, or an amazed,
              imperfect person.                     --Jer. Taylor.
  
     3. Not fulfilling its design; not realizing an ideal; not
        conformed to a standard or rule; not satisfying the taste
        or conscience; esthetically or morally defective.
  
              Nothing imperfect or deficient left Of all that he
              created.                              --Milton.
  
              Then say not man's imperfect, Heaven in fault; Say
              rather, man's as perfect as he ought. --Pope.
  
     Imperfect arch, an arch of less than a semicircle; a skew
        arch.
  
     Imperfect cadence (Mus.), one not ending with the tonic,
        but with the dominant or some other chord; one not giving
        complete rest; a half close.
  
     Imperfect consonances (Mus.), chords like the third and
        sixth, whose ratios are less simple than those of the
        fifth and forth.
  
     Imperfect flower (Bot.), a flower wanting either stamens or
        pistils. --Gray.
  
     Imperfect interval (Mus.), one a semitone less than
        perfect; as, an imperfect fifth.
  
     Imperfect number (Math.), a number either greater or less
        than the sum of its several divisors; in the former case,
        it is called also a defective number; in the latter, an
        abundant number.
  
     Imperfect obligations (Law), obligations as of charity or
        gratitude, which cannot be enforced by law.
  
     Imperfect power (Math.), a number which can not be produced
        by taking any whole number or vulgar fraction, as a
        factor, the number of times indicated by the power; thus,
        9 is a perfect square, but an imperfect cube.
  
     Imperfect tense
        (Gram), a tense expressing past time and incomplete
               action.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  abundant number
     n.
     (lb en number theory) A number that is less than the sum of its
  proper divisors (all divisors except the number itself).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  abundant number
     n.
     (lb en number theory) A number that is less than the sum of its
  proper divisors (all divisors except the number itself).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  abundant number
     n.
     (lb en number theory) A number that is less than the sum of its
  proper divisors (all divisors except the number itself).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  abundant number
     n.
     (lb en number theory) A number that is less than the sum of its
  proper divisors (all divisors except the number itself).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  abundant number
     Englanti n.
     (yhteys k=en matematiikka) runsas luku

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  abundant number
     Engelska n.
     (tagg matematik språk=en) ymnigt tal

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  abundant number //əˈbn̩.dn̩t ˈnʌm.bɚ// //əˈbʌn.dn̩t ˈnʌm.bə// //əˈbʌn.dn̩t ˈnʌm.bɚ// 
  runsas luku
  number that is less than the sum of its proper divisors

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  abundant number /ɐbˈʌndənt nˈʌmbə/
  bôvelkedô szám

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  abundant number //əˈbn̩.dn̩t ˈnʌm.bɚ// //əˈbʌn.dn̩t ˈnʌm.bə// //əˈbʌn.dn̩t ˈnʌm.bɚ// 
  ymnigt tal, rikt tal
  number that is less than the sum of its proper divisors

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