numeration

[ noo-muh-rey-shuhn, nyoo- ]

noun

1. an act or instance of or the process or result of numbering or counting.
2. the process or a method of reckoning or calculating.
3. the act, art, or method of expressing or reading off numbers set down in numerals, especially those written decimally.

numeration

/ ˌnjuːməˈreɪʃən /

noun

1. the act or process of writing, reading, or naming numbers
2. a system of numbering or counting

Derived Forms

• ˈnumerative, adjective

Other Words From

• numer·ative adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of numeration¹

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin numerātiōn- (stem of numerātiō ) a counting out, paying, equivalent to numerāt ( us ) numerate + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

Then I perceave numeration, but I praye you, howe shall I do in this arte to adde two summes or more together?

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Algorism, al′go-rizm, n. the Arabic system of numeration: arithmetic.

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The extent to which the numeration is carried is a matter of more importance.

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Practical methods of numeration are many in number and diverse in kind.

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You felt you were going up in the social numeration table of life.

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