NUMBERS
n.The title of the fourth book of the Pentateuch.
NUMBERS Num "bers, n. pl.
Numbers
Num bers |ˈnəmbərz ˈnəmbərz | the fourth book of the Bible, relating the experiences of the Israelites in the wilderness after Moses led them out of Egypt. ORIGIN named in English from the book's accounts of a census; the title in Hebrew means ‘in the wilderness. ’
numbers game
num bers game ▶noun often derogatory the use or manipulation of statistics or figures, esp. in support of an argument: legislators were today playing the numbers game as the vote drew closer. • (also the numbers or numbers racket ) an illegal lottery based on the occurrence of unpredictable numbers in the results of races, etc.
Numbers the fourth book of the Bible, relating the experiences of the Israelites in the wilderness after Moses led them out of Egypt. ORIGIN named in English from the book's accounts of a census; the title in Hebrew means ‘in the wilderness ’.
num ¦bers game ▶noun 1 often derogatory the use or manipulation of statistics or figures, especially in support of an argument: MPs were today playing the numbers game as the vote drew closer. 2 (also numbers pool or numbers racket ) N. Amer. a lottery based on the occurrence of unpredictable numbers in the results of races, a lottery, etc.
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