armed forces vs number

armed forces

noun
  • The military forces of a nation, such as the army, navy, air force, marines, and sometimes, coastguard or border guard, which are tasked with the defence of the nation and its citizens, if necessary through use of deadly force. 

number

noun
  • A sequence of digits and letters used to register people, automobiles, and various other items. 

  • Of a word or phrase, the state of being singular, dual or plural, shown by inflection. 

  • An item of clothing, particularly a stylish one. 

  • An element of one of several sets: natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers, complex numbers, and sometimes extensions such as hypercomplex numbers, etc. 

  • A marijuana cigarette, or joint; also, a quantity of marijuana bought from a dealer. 

  • Indicating the position of something in a list or sequence. Abbreviations: No or No., no or no. (in each case, sometimes written with a superscript "o", like Nº or №). The symbol "#" is also used in this manner. 

  • Quantity. 

  • A person. 

  • A large amount of damage 

  • A large amount, in contrast to a smaller amount; numerical preponderance. 

  • A telephone number. 

  • An abstract entity used to describe quantity. 

  • A performance; especially, a single song or song and dance routine within a larger show. 

  • A numeral: a symbol for a non-negative integer. 

verb
  • To label (items) with numbers; to assign numbers to (items). 

  • To total or count; to amount to. 

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