The phrase "a lone number" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a single, isolated number, often in contexts where numbers are typically grouped or compared.
Example: "In the vast sea of data, one statistic stood out: a lone number that revealed the truth."
Alternatives: "an isolated number" or "a solitary figure".
When Mr. Romney took the stage, at first accompanied by his wife, Ann, and his oldest son, Tagg, Mrs. Romney made a point of giving shout-outs to a long list of Michigan surrogates — including Gov. Rick Snyder of Michigan, Donald Trump and Kid Rock, who played a mini-show (a lone number: the Romney campaign's theme song, "Born Free") Monday night.
It's O.K. that the leftmost chunk is a lone number, rather than a pair of numbers.
A lone figure clutching a horn.
Just as lone numbers can be factored, so too can variables with numeric coefficients be factored.
Using your knowledge of how to factor both lone numbers and variables with coefficients, you can simplify simple algebraic equations by finding factors that the numbers and variables in an algebraic equation have in common.
The killings, carried out by a lone shooter or a small number of attackers, unfold in hours or less, separating them from serial killer shootings that occur over weeks, months or years.
How did you get in here?" In at number seventeen, "a lone woman" makes a solid stab at challenging "are you alone" for the most outwardly menacing turn of phrase on the list.
His pictures here are swift sketches in grease pencil that a child not only could do but has likely already done, such as a stick figure, the Superman insignia, a number ("23"), or a lone drifting line.
The bureau does not have a dedicated number to call; a lone employee is tasked with answering e-mails.
With two prolific strikers at his disposal, Newcastle United coach Alan Pardew was forced to abandon his long-held ambition to deploy Ben Arfa as a number 10 behind a lone striker.
