tabulation
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yəˌleɪt; verb (used with object)
1.
to put or arrange in a tabular, systematic, or condensed form; formulate tabularly.
verb (used without object)
2.
Origin:
1590–1600; (adj.) < Late Latin tabulātus, past participle of tabulāre to fit with planks, floor; see table, -ate1; (v.) < Latin tabul(a), for table + -ate1
1590–1600; (adj.) < Late Latin tabulātus, past participle of tabulāre to fit with planks, floor; see table, -ate1; (v.) < Latin tabul(a), for table + -ate1
Related forms
tab·u·la·ble, adjective
tab·u·la·tion, noun
non·tab·u·lat·ed, adjective
pre·tab·u·late, verb (used with object), pre·tab·u·lat·ed, pre·tab·u·lat·ing.
pre·tab·u·la·tion, noun
re·tab·u·late, verb (used with object), re·tab·u·lat·ed, re·tab·u·lat·ing.
un·tab·u·la·ble, adjective
un·tab·u·lat·ed, adjective
Synonyms
1. order, rank, sort, group, classify.
1. order, rank, sort, group, classify.
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| tabulate | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | Also: tabularize to set out, arrange, or write in tabular form |
| 2. | to form or cut with a flat surface |
| —adj | |
| 3. | having a flat surface |
| 4. | (of certain corals) having transverse skeletal plates |
| [C18: from Latin tabula a board] | |
| 'tabulable | |
| —adj | |
| tabu'lation | |
| —n | |
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| tabulate | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | Also: tabularize to set out, arrange, or write in tabular form |
| 2. | to form or cut with a flat surface |
| —adj | |
| 3. | having a flat surface |
| 4. | (of certain corals) having transverse skeletal plates |
| [C18: from Latin tabula a board] | |
| 'tabulable | |
| —adj | |
| tabu'lation | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
tabulate
1734, "to put into form of a table," from L. tabula (see table). Tabulation is from 1837.
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Example sentences
Dillard's low threshold for considering a recount reflects the advances in electronic vote-tabulation technology.
Provided that the local authorities are relatively honest, tabulation errors should be random, meaning they will run both ways.
Totals listed on the bid tabulation are for comparison only.
The point is that voters can confirm that their encrypted receipt is input into the tabulation.
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