Integer number obtained by counting of entities, which are usually molecules, atoms or ions.
Sources:
Green Book, 2nd ed., p. 39 (https://goldbook.iupac.org/files/pdf/green_book_2ed.pdf)
PAC, 1996, 68, 957. 'Glossary of terms in quantities and units in Clinical Chemistry (IUPAC-IFCC Recommendations 1996)' on page 985 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668040957)