definitions

countable

[ koun-tuh-buh l ]
/ ˈkaʊn tə bəl /

adjective

able to be counted.
Mathematics.
  1. (of a set) having a finite number of elements.
  2. (of a set) having elements that form a one-to-one correspondence with the natural numbers; denumerable; enumerable.

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Nearby words

count on, count one's chickens before they hatch, count out, count palatine, count to ten, countable, countably additive function, countably compact set, countback, countdown, countenance

Origin of countable

1400–50; late Middle English. See count1, -able
Related formscount·a·bil·i·ty, count·a·ble·ness, nouncount·a·bly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for countability

countable

/ (ˈkaʊntəbəl) /

adjective

capable of being counted
maths logic able to be counted using the natural numbers; finite or denumerable
linguistics denoting a count noun
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