| prop. n. | 1. |
| Noun | 1. | Numbers - the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt Synonyms: Book of Numbers |
| 2. | numbers - an illegal daily lottery |
| numbers - (Scientific computation) Output from a computation that may
not be significant but at least indicates that the program is
running. Numbers may be used to placate management, grant
sponsors, etc. "Making numbers" means running a program
because output - any output, not necessarily meaningful output
- is needed as a demonstration of progress. See pretty pictures, math-out, social science number. |
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