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compound number

noun

  1. a quantity expressed in more than one denomination or unit, as one foot six inches or one minute twenty seconds.

compound number

noun

  1. a quantity expressed in two or more different but related units

    3 hours 10 seconds is a compound number

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Word History and Origins

Origin of compound number1

First recorded in 1550–60

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Example Sentences

A quantity expressed in two or more denominations is usually called a compound number or compound quantity.

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