A number is one of a series of signs or symbols which form part of the system of counting and calculating.
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magazine article: Numbers. Have you got a favourite number? A number that’s lucky for you or that has some special significance? Read article
word game: Magic number. Learn about a magic number and amaze your friends! Play game
story: The Invention of Nothing: I will be forgotten by history. Perhaps that was because I invented something. I invented nothing. Read story
cartoon: "What's the scariest number?" "Seven" "Why?" See cartoon
trivia: Wordplay: Eleven plus two is an anagram of twelve plus one See more Numbers trivia
links: BBC radio 4: Science - 5 numbers See more links
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