The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Numbers \Num"bers\, prop. n.
   pl. of Number. The fourth book of the Pentateuch,
   containing the census of the Hebrews.
   [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Numbers
    n 1: the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of
         the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
         [syn: Numbers, Book of Numbers]
    2: an illegal daily lottery [syn: numbers pool, numbers
       game, numbers racket, numbers]

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

numbers

   (Scientific computation) Output from a computation that may
   not be significant but at least indicates that the program is
   running.  Numbers may be used to placate management, grant
   sponsors, etc.  "Making numbers" means running a program
   because output - any output, not necessarily meaningful output
   - is needed as a demonstration of progress.

   See pretty pictures, math-out, social science number.

   [Jargon File]

   (1995-01-13)


The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):

numbers
 n.

    [scientific computation] Output of a computation that may not be
    significant results but at least indicate that the program is running. May
    be used to placate management, grant sponsors, etc. Making numbers means
    running a program because output — any output, not necessarily meaningful
    output — is needed as a demonstration of progress. See pretty pictures, 
    math-out, social science number.