different between countable vs numerable
countable
English
Etymology
From Middle English countable, equivalent to count (“to enumerate”) +? -able.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ka?nt?b?l/
- (US) IPA(key): [?k?a?n(?)?b??]
Adjective
countable (not comparable)
- Capable of being counted; having a quantity.
- Antonym: uncountable
- (mathematics, of a set) Finite or countably infinite; having a one-to-one correspondence (bijection) with a subset of the natural numbers.
- Antonym: uncountable
- (mathematics, of a set) Countably infinite; having a bijection with the natural numbers.
- Synonym: denumerable
- (grammar, of a noun) Freely usable with the indefinite article and with numbers, and therefore having a plural form.
- Antonym: uncountable
Usage notes
The mathematics sense by which finite sets are countable is more common than the sense by which finite sets are not countable. To avoid ambiguity, the terms at most countable or countably infinite may be used.
Antonyms
- non-denumerable
- uncountable
Hypernyms
- (countably infinite): infinite
Hyponyms
- (having a bijection with a subset of the natural numbers): finite, countably infinite
Derived terms
- countable set
- countable additivity
Related terms
- countability
Translations
See also
- mass noun
- plurale tantum
- denumerability
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numerable
English
Etymology
From Latin numer?bilis.
Adjective
numerable (comparative more numerable, superlative most numerable)
- Able to be counted; countable.
- (mathematics) In one to one correspondence with the set of natural integers.
- (comparable, nonstandard) numerous
Antonyms
- innumerable
- uncountable
Translations
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin numer?bilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nume??able/, [nu.me??a.??le]
Adjective
numerable (plural numerables)
- countable; numerable
- Antonyms: innumerable, incontable
numerable From the web:
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- numerable meaning
- enumerable meaning
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