број

In a sentence

• Молим вас, дајте ми број телефона.

  Please, give me the phone number.

  Here, 'број' refers to a specific piece of information, the phone number.

• Тражио сам број у телефонском именику.

  I looked up the number in the phone directory.

  In this sentence, 'број' is used to denote a numerical identifier related to contact information.

• Број људи на конференцији је био велики.

  The number of people at the conference was large.

  Here, 'број' signifies a quantity, referring to the amount of people present.