noun
Definition 1
Tale, count, sum, company or aggregate of persons or things or abstract units.
Source: Concise Oxford Dictionary
Context: In 2009 the number of farmers in the co-operative Openfields grew by more than 50 per cent year-on-year.
Source: Financial Times 17/04/2010 (Hannah Kuchler)
Definition 2
Individual action or sequence forming part of a public spectacle or show.
Source: Invertext
Context: During the performance Rooney went to Cole's seat and gave him a kiss on the forehead during one of the numbers.
Source: sampsontheatre.org