in number
idiom
: in amount or quantity
Fish were once plentiful in this river, but they have since declined in number.
The protesters were few in number, but they were very loud.
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The conjecture, one of the most important in number theory, has been at the center of a decade-long controversy: The mathematician Shinichi Mochizuki claims to have proved it, but the majority of the mathematical community disagrees.
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Erica Klarreich, quantamagazine.org, 14 Oct. 2024
On the one hand, the striking workers are 30,000 in number.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 23 Sep. 2024
But in recent decades, as China’s economy boomed and births slowed, international adoptions of Chinese children have declined in number.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024
With conflicts increasing in number and severity, UN member states’ resources are understandably stretched.
—Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2024
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Erica Klarreich, quantamagazine.org, 14 Oct. 2024
On the one hand, the striking workers are 30,000 in number.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 23 Sep. 2024
But in recent decades, as China’s economy boomed and births slowed, international adoptions of Chinese children have declined in number.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024
With conflicts increasing in number and severity, UN member states’ resources are understandably stretched.
—Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2024
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“In number.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20number. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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