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count·a·ble

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–adjective

1.	able to be counted.

Mathematics.

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.

[Origin: 1400–50; late ME. See count¹, -able

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—Related forms

count·a·bil·i·ty, count·a·ble·ness, noun

count·a·bly, adverb

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count·a·ble Audio Help (koun'tə-bəl) Pronunciation Key
adj.

That can be counted: countable items; countable sins.
Mathematics That can be put into a one-to-one correspondence with the positive integers.

count'a·bil'i·ty n., count'a·bly adv.

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countable
adjective
that can be counted; "countable sins"; "numerable assets"

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ˈcountable1 adjective

capable of being numbered
Example: Millionths of a second are countable only on very complicated instruments.

Arabic:	معدود، يُمكن إحصاؤه
Chinese (Simplified):	可数的
Chinese (Traditional):	可計算的
Czech:	počitatelný
Danish:	tællelig
Dutch:	telbaar
Estonian:	loendatav
Finnish:	laskettavissa oleva
French:	qui peut être compté
German:	zählbar
Greek:	μετρήσιμος
Hungarian:	megszámlálható
Icelandic:	teljanlegur
Italian:	numerabile
Japanese:	数えられる

Korean:	셀 수 있는
Latvian:	skaitāms
Lithuanian:	skaičiuojamas
Norwegian:	tellelig
Polish:	policzalny
Portuguese (Brazil):	computável
Portuguese (Portugal):	computável
Romanian:	numărabil
Russian:	исчислимый
Slovak:	počítateľný
Slovenian:	izmerljiv
Spanish:	calculable
Swedish:	som kan räknas, räknebar
Turkish:	sayılabilir, hesaplanabilir

ˈcountable2 adjective

(negative uncountable: also count) (of a noun) capable of forming a plural and using the definite or indefinite article
Example: Table is a count(able) noun, but milk is an uncountable noun.

Arabic:	لا يُمكن إحصاؤه, * غير مَعدود
Chinese (Simplified):	可数的
Chinese (Traditional):	可數的
Czech:	počitatelný
Danish:	tælleligt substantiv
Dutch:	telbaar
Estonian:	loendatav
Finnish:	monikollinen substantiivi, kappalesana
French:	distributif
German:	zählbar
Greek:	που μπορεί να σχηματίσει πληθυντικό (γραμμ.)
Hungarian:	megszámlálható
Icelandic:	teljanlegur
Italian:	numerabile
Japanese:	数えられる名詞の

Korean:	가산 명사의
Latvian:	skaitāmais
Lithuanian:	skaičiuotinis
Norwegian:	tellelig substantiv
Polish:	policzalny
Portuguese (Brazil):	contável
Portuguese (Portugal):	numerável
Romanian:	numărabil
Russian:	исчисляемый
Slovak:	počítateľné
Slovenian:	števen
Spanish:	contable
Swedish:	mark, pjäs, bricka
Turkish:	sayılabilen isim

See also: count, count on, countdown, counter, countless, out for the count

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countable mathematics
A term describing a set which is isomorphic to a subet of the natural numbers. A countable set has "countably many" elements. If the isomorphism is stated explicitly then the set is called "a counted set" or "an enumeration".
Examples of countable sets are any finite set, the natural numbers, integers, and rational numbers. The real numbers and complex numbers are not [proof?].
(1999-08-29)

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