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count⋅a⋅ble

  [koun-tuh-buhl]
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–adjective
1. able to be counted.
2. 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 count 1 , -able

Related forms:
count⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, count⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
count⋅a⋅bly, adverb
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count·a·ble   (koun'tə-bəl)   
adj.  

  1. That can be counted: countable items; countable sins.

  2. 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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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