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NUMERATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
Example:
the counting continued for several hours
Synonyms:
count; counting; enumeration; numeration; reckoning; tally
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("numeration" is a kind of...):
investigating; investigation (the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "numeration"):
blood count (the act of estimating the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample)
census; nose count; nosecount (a periodic count of the population)
countdown (counting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle))
miscount (an inaccurate count)
poll (the counting of votes (as in an election))
recount (an additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election)
sperm count (the act of estimating the number of spermatozoa in an ejaculate)
Derivation:
numerate (determine the number or amount of)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Naming numbers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("numeration" is a kind of...):
naming (the verbal act of naming)
Derivation:
numerate (read out loud as words written numbers)
