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numeration

American  
[noo-muh-rey-shuhn, nyoo-] / ˌnu məˈreɪ ʃən, ˌnyu- /

noun

  1. an act or instance of or the process or result of numbering or counting.

  2. the process or a method of reckoning or calculating.

  3. the act, art, or method of expressing or reading off numbers set down in numerals, especially those written decimally.

numeration British  
/ ˌnjuːməˈreɪʃən /

noun

  1. the act or process of writing, reading, or naming numbers

  2. a system of numbering or counting

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Other Word Forms

  • numerative adjective

Etymology

Origin of numeration

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin numerātiōn- (stem of numerātiō ) a counting out, paying, equivalent to numerāt ( us ) numerate + -iōn- -ion

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