countable
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Etymology [edit]
Adjective [edit]
countable (not comparable)
- Capable of being counted; having a quantity or a numerical attribute.
- (mathematics, of a set) Having a bijection with a subset of the natural numbers.
- (mathematics, of a set) Countably infinite; having a bijection with the natural numbers.
- (grammar, of a noun) Freely usable with the indefinite article and with numbers, and therefore having a plural form.
Synonyms [edit]
- (having a bijection with a subset...): denumerable
Antonyms [edit]
Hyponyms [edit]
- (having a bijection with a subset of the natural numbers): finite
- (countably infinite): countably infinite
Hypernyms [edit]
- (countably infinite): infinite
Derived terms [edit]
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
capable of being counted
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having a bijection with a subset of the natural numbers
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freely used with numbers and the definite article
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