countable
English
/ˈkaʊntəbəl/, [ˈkʰaʊn(ɾ)əbɫ̩]
adj
Definitions
- Capable of being counted; having a quantity.
- (mathematics) Finite or countably infinite; having a one-to-one correspondence (bijection) with a subset of the natural numbers.
- (mathematics) countably Countably infinite; having a bijection with the natural numbers.
- (grammar) Freely usable with the indefinite article and with numbers, and therefore having a plural form.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English countable suffix from English count (enumerate).
Origin
English
count
Gloss
enumerate
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cell count English
- count English
- countability English
- countableness English
- countably English
- countback English
- countdown English
- countest English
- counteth English
- countification English
- countify English
- countless English
- countline English
- countling English
- countor English
- countrate English
- countship English
- countwheel English
- countwise English
- forecount English
- kilocount English
- miscount English
- multicount English
- non-count English
- noncount English
- noncountable English
- outcount English
- overcount English
- photocount English
- plycount English
- polycount English
- postcount English
- pseudocount English
- subcountable English
- uncount English
- uncountability English
- uncountable English
- uncountableness English
- uncountably English
- undercount English
- wordcount English
- compter French
- countable Middle English
- counten Middle English
- เคานต์ Thai
- kontar Ido
- count
- countor
- uncount
- noncount
- countest
- counteth
- countify
- plycount
- miscount
- outcount
- countling
- polycount
- countrate
- countback
- countdown
- countline
- forecount
- countably
- kilocount
- overcount
- countless
- postcount
- non-count
- countwise
- countship
- wordcount
- cell count
- multicount
- undercount
- countwheel
- photocount
- pseudocount
- uncountable
- uncountably
- subcountable
- countability
- noncountable
- countableness
- uncountability
- countification
- uncountableness