The UN revised the death toll from 24 to 11. The relatively lownumber of dead has been attributed to advance warnings.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The lownumber of arrests was also called into question because targeting ringleaders can often have a calming effect.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We are equally concerned by very lownumbers of referrals.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Definition of 'number'
number
(nʌmbəʳ)Explore 'number' in the dictionary
countable noun [adjective NOUN]
You use number with words such as 'large' or 'small' to say approximately how many things or people there are.
Definition of 'low'
low
(loʊ)Explore 'low' in the dictionary
adjective
You can use low to indicate that something is small in amount or that it is at the bottom of a particular scale. You can use phrases such as in the low 80s to indicate that a number or level is less than 85 but not as little as 80.