counting number

noun

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Get Rantanen going Rantanen’s counting numbers are solid in the series — a goal and four assists in four games. Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026 But the counting numbers are a little more modest now — 338,000 units for the album in week two, a significant drop from week one (albeit still one of the top five weeks for any album so far in 2025). Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1965, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of counting number was circa 1965

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“Counting number.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/counting%20number. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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