number vs remainder

remainder vs number

number and remainder both are nouns.

number and remainder both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
number	Yes	No	Yes	No
remainder	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, remainder is a hyponym of number; that is, remainder is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than number:

number: a concept of quantity involving zero and units
remainder: the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend

Other hyponyms of number include arity, co-ordinate, coordinate, folio, page number, pagination, paging, decimal, constant, oxidation number, oxidation state, cardinality, count, factor, Fibonacci number, prime, prime quantity, composite number, score, record, compound number, no., ordinal, ordinal number, cardinal, cardinal number, base, radix, floating-point number, fixed-point number, atomic number, baryon number, quota, linage, lineage, natural number, integer, whole number, addend, augend, minuend, subtrahend, difference, complex number, complex quantity, imaginary, imaginary number, second power, square, cube, third power, biquadrate, biquadratic, fourth power, quartic, root, dividend, divisor, quotient, multiplier, multiplier factor, multiplicand.

number (noun)	remainder (noun)
an item of clothing	a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals	the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
a clothing measurement	the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor
one of a series published periodically	something left after other parts have been taken away
a symbol used to represent a number
a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification and may be attached to accounts, memberships, etc.
the number is used in calling a particular telephone
a short performance that is part of a longer program
the grammatical category for the forms of nouns and pronouns and verbs that are used depending on the number of entities involved (singular or dual or plural)
a numbered item in a series
a select company of people
a concept of quantity involving zero and units

number (verb)	remainder (verb)
place a limit on the number of	sell cheaply as remainders
determine the number or amount of
enumerate
give numbers to
add up in number or quantity
put into a group

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