preferred number

noun

A standard value used as a guideline for product dimensions such as lengths, diameters, and volumes, to provide a useful range of sizes etc. and to promote compatibility between different objects.

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Meanings

nounpreferred number (plural preferred numbers)

plural preferred numbers

  1. industrial designA standard value used as a guideline for product dimensions such as lengths, diameters, and volumes, to provide a useful range of sizes etc. and to promote compatibility between different objects.
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APA

preferred number. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preferred%20number

MLA

“preferred number.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preferred%20number. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preferred number,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preferred%20number.

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