enumerated
Americanadjective
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named or listed one by one, as if in counting.
I couldn’t remember any of the rapidly enumerated salad dressing options, and just told the waiter to surprise me.
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counted systematically, as in a census, inventory, etc..
The enumerated population of Manitoba increased 5.2 percent over the past five years.
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Computers. (of a data type) allowing only values selected from a limited set of named elements.
Assign an importance level to each record by creating an enumerated type with values such as “low,” “medium,” and “high.”
Months of the year are an enumerated data type.
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Chiefly Canadian. (of a voter) entered by name in an official register of eligible voters for an election.
In the last municipal election in Halifax, 58 percent of enumerated voters cast a ballot.
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Origin of enumerated
First recorded in 1650–60; 1970–75 enumerated for def. 3; enumerate ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. ) for the adjective senses; enumerate ( def. ) + -ed 1 ( def. ) for the verb sense
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Enumerated powers are specifically addressed in the text of the Constitution.
From Textbooks • Jul. 28, 2021
Doctrine of Enumerated Powers Two important doctrines of Constitutional Law—that the Federal Government is one of enumerated powers and that legislative power may not be delegated—are derived in part from this section.
From The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 by Corwin, Edward Samuel
Enumerated are the various offences of a maritime character, and their punishment.
From Bygone Punishments by Andrews, William
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