tall — meaning in English

English meaning

• number noun A value used to count, measure, or label something.
• rate noun A measure of how fast something happens, or how one quantity compares to another.

Senses

tall is used for these senses in English:

• number (countable) An abstract entity used to describe quantity.
• number (countable, mathematics) An element of one of several sets: natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers, complex numbers, and sometimes extensions such as hypercomplex numbers, etc.
• number (Followed by a numeral; used attributively) 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.
• number (grammar) Of a word or phrase, the state of being singular, dual or plural, shown by inflection.
• rate The proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another. [from 15th c.]

number — full definition

1. noun A value used to count, measure, or label something.
2. noun A telephone number.
3. noun A single song or routine within a larger performance.
4. noun Informal: an outfit, especially a stylish one.
5. verb To assign numbers to, or to total a certain amount.

rate — full definition

1. noun A measure of how fast something happens, or how one quantity compares to another.
2. noun A fixed price charged for something.
3. verb To give something a score or ranking based on quality.

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