abstract number

abstract number

noun Mathematics.
a number that does not designate the quantity of any particular kind of thing.


Origin:
1550–60
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Abstract number is always a great word to know.
So is square. Does it mean:
a number or quantity placed before and multiplying another quantity, such as 3 in the expression 3x
the second power of a quantity, expressed as a2 = a ? a, where a is the quantity
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