denumerable

[dih-noo-mer-uh-buhl, -nyoo-]

adjective

1. countable.

denumerable

/ dɪˈnjuːmərəbəl /

adjective

1. maths capable of being put into a one-to-one correspondence with the positive integers; countable

Other Word Forms

• denumerability noun
• denumerably adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of denumerable¹

First recorded in 1900–05; de- + numerable

Example Sentences

"What do the women think?" he asked, leaping back to safely denumerable things.

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