The phrase "a gross number" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a total amount or quantity, often in a financial or statistical context.
Example: "The report indicated that the gross number of sales for the quarter exceeded expectations."
Alternatives: "total number" or "overall figure".
The 2.5 million jobs that Mr. Obama promises to save or create over two years is a gross number.
"When reviewing the NRDC's report, however, it's important to keep in mind that a 'Notice of Violation' (NOV) has a broad array of criteria and simply stating a gross number of NOVs does not clarify the severity of a given incident.
The biggest trends for the 2017 18 television season are also the most expected: familiarity (nostalgic revivals of classics; spinoffs of popular hits), good ol' fashioned patriotism (CBS, NBC, and the CW each have a military drama), and a gross number of series led by men especially white men.
To arrive at a gross number of 360 patients we had to screen a total number of 8326 patients.
"It is a very big number, but present value is a lower number than the gross number".
In principle, the theoretical analysis we have described has the potential for measuring the gross number of copies of a specified protein per cell; a parameter that is not readily accessible.
The small decline in the gross number issued conceals a big fall in net issues, to only $246 billion.
Further, the gross number of deaths was reduced, although a statistical projection based on the reduced number of hospital admissions showed that there may have been more deaths statistically [ 17].
For example, for any protein p(i), an independent measurement of εaa(i) would allow the gross number nc-p(i /R of copies of protein p(i), per ribosome to be evaluated (as can be inferred from equation 13).
"You would have a reduction in one area that may be accompanied by an increase in another that should end up washing out because the gross number is the same," he said.
We're on track for $2 million in sales this year, which is where I got the 5 percent of gross number.
