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NonspecificNumber | A NonspecificNumber is used to indicate quantity of items when one cannot or does not want to say exactly how many items there are | Number | |
Many | NonspecificNumber | Useful for contextual assessment of number. Note that this cannot be converted into a precise numeric range. For example, compare 'many books on the table' (perhaps there are twelve books) and 'many eritrocytes in your blood' (this might mean there are 8 million per part) |
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