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  1. A Number

    A Number is a 2002 English play by Caryl Churchill. The story, set in the near future, is structured around the conflict between a father (Salter) and his sons (Bernard 1, Bernard 2, and Michael Black) – two of whom are clones of the first one. The play addresses the subject of human cloning and identity, especially nature versus nurture. Many critics over the years have lauded A Number, arguing Churchill created a work of significant intellectual depth with effective economy of style.

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  1. A Number

    A Number is a 2002 play by English playwright Caryl Churchill which addresses the subject of human cloning and identity, especially nature versus nurture. The story, set in the near future, is structured around the conflict between a father and his sons – two of whom are clones of the first one.

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  1. a numbernoun

    A symbol with value.

    A number of people came to the farming event and it is so beautiful to see the social gathering.


    Submitted by MaryC on January 29, 2021  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of a number in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of a number in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of a number in a Sentence

  1. Assemblyman Jamel Holley:

    Job number one for me has been and will continue to be the safety, security and health of all 9 million folks in New Jersey, including especially our vulnerable communities and even, as if not more, our kids.

  2. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia:

    They come from lesser schools where they do not feel that they're being pushed ahead in classes that are too fast for them, i'm just not impressed by the fact that the University of Texas may have fewer. Maybe it ought to have fewer. And maybe some -- you know, when you take more, the number of blacks, really competent blacks, admitted to lesser schools, turns out to be less.

  3. Tom Hopkins:

    I am not judged by the number of times I fail, but by the number of times I succeed; and the number of times I succeed is in direct proportion to the number of times I can fail and keep on trying.

  4. Jeff Mortimer:

    The key economic variable continues to be inflation, is it temporary, is it permanent, what number will the Fed tolerate in order to achieve its full employment mandate?

  5. Jude J:

    Life is an infinite number of dreams and a single reality. You can dream as much as you wish but can only face one reality.

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