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[ adjective ] being one more than two
Used in print (The Atlanta Constitution...)A Highway_Department source said there also is a plan there to issue some $ 3 million to $ 4 million worth of Rural_Roads_Authority bonds for rural road construction work . (The Sun, [Baltimore],...)Keegan , a 6 - foot - 3 - inch 158 - pounder , gave_up the Orioles ' last two safeties over the final three frames , escaping a load of trouble in the ninth when the Birds threatened but failed to tally . The 6 - foot 3 inch Hansen checked_in close_to 200 pounds , 15 pounds lighter than his reporting_weight last spring . Gaining her second straight victory , Norman_B._Small_,_Jr. 's Garden_Fresh , a 3 - year old filly , downed promising colts in the $ 4500 St._Patrick's_Day_Purse , featured seventh race here today , and paid $ 7.20 straight . (The Dallas Morning News,...)Texas ' 545 - yard spree against Washington_State gave the Longhorns a 3 - game total offense of 1512 yards ( 1065 rushing and 447 passing ) a new SWC high . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (mathematics) the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
Used in print (The New York Times,...)He scored a 4 for the embedded ball , a 3 with the provisional one . (Mr. America, 4:6...)So with four complete Push-Pull_Super-Sets No. 1 , four of No. 2 , four of No. 3 and four to six sets of the Incline_Bench_Press , you can see that Henri_de_Courcy has had a terrific mass building , muscle shaping , torso defining workout that cannot be improved upon . (Frederick Mosteller et al., Probability with...)When three dice are tossed repeatedly , what is the probability that the number of aces is 0 ( or 1 , or 2 , or 3 ) ? For_example , the marksman gets 5 shots , but we take his score to be the number of shots before his first bull's-eye , that_is , 0 , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ( or 5 , if he gets no bull's-eye ) . (Ross E. McKinney and Howard Edde, "Aerated...)The pilot plant was equipped with a 3 - hp turbine aerator ( Figure 2 ) . Related terms |
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