countable

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Antonyms 1.2.2 Hyponyms 1.2.3 Hypernyms 1.2.4 Derived terms 1.2.5 Related terms 1.2.6 Translations 1.3 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

to count + -able

[edit] Adjective

Wikipedia Wikipedia countable (not comparable)

1. Capable of being counted; having a quantity or a numerical attribute.
2. (mathematics, of a set) Having a bijection with a subset of the natural numbers.
3. (mathematics, of a set) Countably infinite; having a bijection with the natural numbers.
4. (grammar, of a noun) Freely usable with the indefinite article and with numbers, and therefore having a plural form.

[edit] Antonyms

• uncountable

[edit] Hyponyms

• (having a bijection with a subset): finite
• (having a bijection with a subset): countably infinite

[edit] Hypernyms

• (countably infinite): infinite

[edit] Derived terms

• countable noun
• countable set

[edit] Related terms

• countability

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• mass noun
• plurale tantum