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LARGE NUMBER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A large indefinite number

Example:

a plurality of religions

Synonyms:

battalion; large number; multitude; pack; plurality

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("large number" is a kind of...):

large indefinite amount; large indefinite quantity (an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude)

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 Context examples: 

This area contains a large number of mitochondria that produce energy to power the tail.

(Body of the Spermatozoon, NCI Thesaurus)

A large number of patients develop malignant tumors (carcinomas, sarcomas, and lymphomas). —2003

(Multicentric Reticulohistiocytosis, NCI Thesaurus)

The antibody reacts with a large number of epithelial cell types including many ductal and glandular epithelia.

(Cytokeratin-18 Staining Method, NCI Thesaurus)

It is surrounded by a high wall, of ancient structure, built of heavy stones, and has not been repaired for a large number of years.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

The insertion of a DNA sequence into a vector that can then be propagated in a host organism, generating a large number of copies of the sequence.

(Gene Cloning, NCI Thesaurus)

In the cities of the northern half of the state, including Porto Alegre, smoke was not noticed due to the large number of clouds.

(Australian bushfire smoke drifts to South America, SciDev.Net)

The batteries are able to recharge by electrochemically reinserting a large number of electrons.

(New, high-energy rechargeable batteries, NSF)

Mutations in the gene are associated with a large number of neurodegenerative diseases.

(MAPT wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A peripheral blood finding in which a large number of erythrocytes are shaped in a slightly oval-shaped form.

(Ovalocytosis, NCI Thesaurus)

Receptors that couple to G proteins communicate signals from a large number of hormones, neurotransmitters, chemokines, and autocrine and paracrine factors.

(Heterotrimeric G Protein, NCI Thesaurus)