numerative

nu·mer·a·tion

[noo-muh-rey-shuhn, nyoo-]
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.

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

nu·mer·a·tive, adjective
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numeration (ˌnjuːməˈreɪʃən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  the act or process of writing, reading, or naming numbers
2.  a system of numbering or counting
 
'numerative
 
adj

numeration (ˌnjuːməˈreɪʃən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  the act or process of writing, reading, or naming numbers
2.  a system of numbering or counting
 
'numerative
 
adj

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