numeral / noun
three
THREE/θrˈi/
The number following two.
The three red apples sit in a horizontal row.
Etymology
Old English þreo already named the same number. Unlike a word whose modern meaning developed through metaphor, three preserves its ancestor’s numerical meaning directly.
In context
two factorial is two times one. Three factorial is three times, two times, one, and four factorial is say it with me, four times, three times, two times, one
More examples
- She draws a three from the deck.
- He rolls a three on his first turn.
- She sinks a three just before the buzzer.
Forms
three · threes
third numeral — The ordinal number corresponding to three.