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There’s no counting number between seven and eight.
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Quanta Magazine, 26 June 2025
Maybe Stark’s right — until Ohtani amasses some more counting numbers, perhaps Ortiz is the right answer.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 22 May 2025
And his counting numbers crush the numbers of my pick, Randy Johnson.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 22 May 2025
But once we’re empowered to ignore the counting numbers, then whatever.
—Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
But Seager has put together a monstrous offensive season despite his two stints on the injured list and may have been the outright frontrunner for the AL MVP award if his counting numbers hadn’t taken a hit due to missed games.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 13 Sep. 2023
The raw counting numbers on their own are pretty good.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
The problem itself may sound quite straightforward, because the counting numbers and the study of mathematics are thousands of years old.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 2 May 2023
And imagine that your available denominators are the counting numbers 1 to 10.
—Quanta Magazine, 14 Aug. 2019
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Quanta Magazine, 26 June 2025
Maybe Stark’s right — until Ohtani amasses some more counting numbers, perhaps Ortiz is the right answer.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 22 May 2025
And his counting numbers crush the numbers of my pick, Randy Johnson.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 22 May 2025
But once we’re empowered to ignore the counting numbers, then whatever.
—Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
But Seager has put together a monstrous offensive season despite his two stints on the injured list and may have been the outright frontrunner for the AL MVP award if his counting numbers hadn’t taken a hit due to missed games.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 13 Sep. 2023
The raw counting numbers on their own are pretty good.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
The problem itself may sound quite straightforward, because the counting numbers and the study of mathematics are thousands of years old.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 2 May 2023
And imagine that your available denominators are the counting numbers 1 to 10.
—Quanta Magazine, 14 Aug. 2019
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“Counting number.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/counting%20number. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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