The phrase "a number because" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to introduce a reason or explanation related to a number, but it lacks context and clarity.
Example: "I chose this option, a number because it offers the best value for my budget."
Alternatives: "a figure due to" or "a digit since".
We're vastly unrepresented in the media and publishing (the two general over-40 gay algorithm articles sent to me are variations on HIV treatments and "Photos of Hot Older Guys That Prove Narcissism Is Just a Number"), because, apparently, we're only good for finding cheaper ways to stay alive and looking good while we do so.
"I love the exclusivity of not having a number because it sounds beautiful," said Stephanie Weinberger, a Lighthouse Road resident.
It's my short-term memory – when you need to hang on to a number because you need to use it.
"We haven't assigned them a number because we're not sure which tower will follow the Freedom Tower.
It's the name of a relatively new Italian label, and maybe it's a good thing that the designers Roberto Rimondi and Tommaso Aquilano chose something as impersonal as a number because they are more technicians than creators.
But I cannot give you a date because I -- I -- and -- and a number because the -- I understand the complexity of it now and why it's so difficult for Admiral Rogers to say this specific number is the number.
Her own home has a number only because she added one with permanent marker.
Elsewhere it's called a number sign (because #3, or "alt+3+3" in my case, means number three) or a "hex".
But $25 is a special number because it's an amount that almost all white people could afford but no black people could afford.
Researchers at Columbia Business School found that it's best to give a precise number instead of a round number because it makes the person seem informed.
Columbia Business School found that it's best to give a precise number instead of a round number because it makes the person seem informed.
