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COMPOUND NUMBER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does compound number mean?
• COMPOUND NUMBER (noun)
The noun COMPOUND NUMBER has 1 sense:
1. a quantity expressed in two different units
Familiarity information: COMPOUND NUMBER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A quantity expressed in two different units
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Context example:
one hour and ten minutes
Hypernyms ("compound number" is a kind of...):
number (a concept of quantity involving zero and units)
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