This is the 2869th most frequent Polish word.
liczbą
"Liczbą" means "number" in English.
In this sentence, 'liczbą' is used to signify a specific quantity of students, expressing the concept of a number or count in a grammatically appropriate form in the instrumental case due to the verb structure.
Nasza szkoła cieszy się dużą liczbą uczniów.
Our school enjoys a large number of students.
Here, 'liczbą' denotes a quantity of tasks and is in the instrumental case, complementing the verb 'zmierzyć się'. It reflects the concept of handling a countable quantity.
Muszę się zmierzyć z liczbą zadań do wykonania.
I have to deal with the number of tasks to complete.
In this example, 'liczbą' is used to describe the amount of attendees and is in the instrumental case, emphasizing the surprising quantity indicated by the verb.