Number (disambiguation)

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Number (from old high German zala = 'notched mark') stands for:

  • originally a measure of how many objects a set consists of, see number
  • derived from this an abstract term in mathematics, see number
  • Graf Zahl , figure from Sesame Street, see Sesame Street # Graf_Zahl
  • in grammar the counting form of different parts of speech, see number
  • the value side of a coin when tossing a coin (opposite: heads)


Number is the family name of the following people:

  • Cato Zahl Pedersen (* 1959), Norwegian athlete
  • Erasmus BK Zahl (1826–1900), Norwegian businessman and financial supporter of the writer Knut Hamsun , model for a character in a novel by Hamsun
  • Geir Zahl (* 1975), Norwegian vocalist and guitarist, see Kaizers Orchestra
  • Peter-Paul Zahl (1944–2011), German writer


See also:

Wiktionary: number  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations