Number and Volume

Number

Number noun - A character used to represent a mathematical value.

Volume is a synonym for number in amount topic. In some cases you can use "Volume" instead a noun "Number", when it comes to topics like quantity, aggregate.

Nearby Words: numberless, numbered, numbering

Volume

Volume noun - A given or particular mass or aggregate of matter.
Usage example: produces great volumes of work each day

Number is a synonym for volume in capacity topic. You can use "Number" instead a noun "Volume", if it concerns topics such as amount, quantity.

Nearby Words: voluminous, volumetric, volumeter

How words are described

high high number high volume
low low number low volume
equal equal number equal volume
exact exact number exact volume
Other adjectives: certain, total, infinite, single, sheer, small, actual, massive, large, great, huge, little, new, final, limited, larger, next, last, maximum, finite, increasing, higher.

Both words in one sentence

  • David Byrne's songs "Strange Ritual" and "I Feel My Stuff" (the latter a collaboration with Brian Eno) both build in volume and number of instruments over several verses, with no choruses.
    Source: Bolero Effect
  • Indeed, due to women being fairly marginalized throughout most of the volume, Tolkien rather unsubtlely uses Beleg as the Distressed Damsel of the narrative...the amount of times he is captured, imprisoned, and rescued at the last moment would make any number of female Mary-Sues jealous.
  • Then when the number of issues of the new volume and previous volume will add up to a multiple of 100, the old numbering will be restored to take advantage of the "anniversary"
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