denumerable
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de·nu·mer·a·ble
(dĭ-no͞o′mər-ə-bəl, -nyo͞o′-)adj.
Capable of being put into one-to-one correspondence with the positive integers; countable.
[From denumerate, to count, from Late Latin dēnumerāre, dēnumerāt-, alteration of Latin dīnumerāre : dī-, dis-, dis- + numerāre, to number; see numerate.]
de·nu′mer·a·bil′i·ty n.
de·nu′mer·a·bly adv.
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denumerable
(dɪˈnjuːmərəbəl)adj
(Mathematics) maths capable of being put into a one-to-one correspondence with the positive integers; countable
deˈnumerably adv
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count•a•ble
(ˈkaʊn tə bəl)adj.
1. able to be counted.
2. Math.
a. (of a set) having a finite number of elements.
b. (of a set) having elements that form a one-to-one correspondence with the natural numbers; denumerable; enumerable.
[1400–50]
count`a•bil′i•ty, count′a•ble•ness, n.
count′a•bly, adv.
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| Adj. | 1. | denumerable - that can be counted; "countable sins"; "numerable assets" calculable - capable of being calculated or estimated; "a calculable risk"; "calculable odds" |
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