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countable

American  
[koun-tuh-buhl] / ˈkaʊn tə bəl /

adjective

  1. able to be counted.

  2. Mathematics.

    1. (of a set) having a finite number of elements.

    2. (of a set) having elements that form a one-to-one correspondence with the natural numbers; denumerable; enumerable.

ˈcountable British  
/ ˈkaʊntəbəl /

adjective

  1. capable of being counted

  2. maths logic able to be counted using the natural numbers; finite or denumerable

  3. linguistics denoting a count noun

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Other Word Forms

  • countability noun
  • countableness noun
  • countably adverb

Etymology

Origin of countable

1400–50; late Middle English. See count 1, -able

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