However, when early humans first began to reflect on the nature of things around them, they discovered that they needed an idea of number simply to keep their thoughts in order.

然而，当早期的人类第一次开始反思周围事物的本质，他们发现只是为了让思维保持有序也需要有数字的概念。

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We want to increase the number of AR-26s on order No. 99725.

我们想增加99725号订单上AR-26的数量。

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A: We need our order number on the outside of each box.

A：我们需要每只箱子的外观都打上订购号码。

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The order of the list is based on how corrupt a country's government is considered by a number of international organizations.

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He doesn't bring good news: The problem is in the firmware of the display controller, but he adds that he's already talked to IBM, has arranged to have an address box sent to me so I can send the laptop in to Big Blue, and hands me a slip of paper with my IBM work order number on it.

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When the order number appears on a screen, the customer picks up his food at the other end of the counter.

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And our suppliers have probably added on the order of four times that number.

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