# Number - `Number()` Validates if the input is a number. ```php v::number()->validate(42); // true v::number()->validate(acos(8)); // false ``` > "In computing, NaN, standing for not a number, is a numeric data type value > representing an undefined or unrepresentable value, especially in > floating-point calculations." [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NaN) ## Changelog Version | Description --------|------------- 2.0.0 | Created *** See also: * [BoolType](BoolType.md) * [CallableType](CallableType.md) * [FloatType](FloatType.md) * [IntType](IntType.md) * [NotBlank](NotBlank.md) * [NotEmpty](NotEmpty.md) * [NotOptional](NotOptional.md) * [NullType](NullType.md) * [ObjectType](ObjectType.md) * [ResourceType](ResourceType.md) * [StringType](StringType.md) * [Type](Type.md)