number

1

[see also: abound, many, numerous, profusion, several, variety]

Let $q$ be the maximum number of variables occurring in ...... [Note the double r in occurring.]

The total number of vectors of this type is 36.

the number of elements of $X$

the number of terms in the sequence $(a_n)$ such that ......

Nevertheless, in interpreting this conclusion, caution must be exercised because the number of potential exceptions is huge.

For size 1 this makes no difference, but for sizes 2 and 3 it considerably cuts down the number of cases to be considered.

All but a finite number of the $G_s$ are empty.

for all $n$ except a finite number

There are a large number of examples showing that ...... [Not: “There is a large number”]

There are quite a number of cases, but they can be described reasonably systematically.

We give a number of results concerning ...... [= several]

There are a number of equivalent definitions of the regular set.

2

The elements of $D$ can be so numbered that ......

They are numbered in order of increasing diameter.

Number the successive segments of the boundary line between $A$ and $B$ (marked thickly in the picture) with the numbers $0,1,...,n$, starting at the bottom.

numbered in Arabic numerals

These from $G$ number 45. [= there are 45 of them]

The elements of $G$, numbering 122 in all, range from 9 to 2000.



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