numbering

English

Etymology

From Middle English noumbringe; equivalent to number +‎ -ing.

Noun

numbering (countable and uncountable, plural numberings)

1. A sequence of numbers indicating order or otherwise used for identification.
2. The action of creating or assigning such a sequence for identification.
3. The action of counting or ordering with numbers.

Synonyms

• (action of counting or ordering with numbers): enumeration, telling; see also Thesaurus:counting

Derived terms

• autonumbering

Translations

the action of creating such a sequence

• Finnish: numerointi (fi)
• German: Nummerierung (de) f
• Hungarian: számozás (hu)
• Italian: numerazione (it)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Scottish Gaelic: cunntadh m
• Slovak: číslovanie n
• Tagalog: kabilangan, pagbibilang
• Turkish: numara verme, numaralama (tr)

Verb

numbering

1. present participle of number