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number/numbers Tue Aug 14, 2007 13:29 pm  number/numbers
 

Can we use the singular form "number" in this sentence "Under the right conditions, bacteria colonies can double their numbers every twenty minutes."?
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number/numbers Tue Aug 14, 2007 14:00 pm  number/numbers
 

Hi,

I would say: Have doubled in number.

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