enumeration

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

noun

Origin of enumeration

First recorded in 1545–55, enumeration is from the Latin word ēnumerātiōn- (stem of ēnumerātiō). See enumerate, -ion

The exploit enables anyone to perform both username enumeration and password brute-forcing on vulnerable Azure servers.
PoC exploit released for Azure AD brute-force bug—here’s what to do | Ax Sharma | September 30, 2021 | Ars Technica
A comprehensive list of undocumented immigrants does not exist, and by law, apportionment numbers must be based on an actual enumeration, not estimates.
Lawmaker assails Commerce Dept. over failure to respond to questions about 2020 Census anomalies | Tara Bahrampour | December 3, 2020 | Washington Post
A comprehensive list of undocumented immigrants does not exist, and by law apportionment numbers must be based on an actual enumeration, not estimates.
Anomalies plague more than 1 million census records, lawmaker says | Tara Bahrampour | December 3, 2020 | Washington Post
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
P.J. O’Rourke: Who Really Actually Wants This Bill of Rights? | P. J. O’Rourke | April 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Always remember that a short anecdote well told is worth pages of aimless enumeration.
English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) Webster

And an enumeration of all possible causes must be made; for if one be omitted it may be the one that is in fact the right one.
English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
To give a just idea of these varieties we shall make an enumeration of them as they are found in the different parts of the world.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VIII (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
A catalogue of the varieties of apparent evidence which are not real evidence, is an enumeration of Fallacies.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive | John Stuart Mill
Without such an enumeration, therefore, the present work would be wanting in an essential point.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive | John Stuart Mill

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