numeration
[noo-muh-rey-shuh n, nyoo-]
noun
an act or instance of or the process or result of numbering or counting.
the process or a method of reckoning or calculating.
the act, art, or method of expressing or reading off numbers set down in numerals, especially those written decimally.
RELATED WORDS
reckoning, calculation, sum, tally, enumeration, outcome, result, computation, toll, total, poll, whole
Origin of numeration
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Data, though not for numeration, yet sufficient for conception, are by no means wanting.
Not Paul, But JesusJeremy Bentham
This follows from the fact that in numeration by position the order is from bottom to top.
An Introduction to the Study of the Maya HieroglyphsSylvanus Griswold Morley
(iii) Names might be given to the successive powers of ten, up to the point to which numeration of ones is likely to go.
The extent to which the numeration is carried, is a matter of more importance.
Voyage Of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Vol. 2 (of 2)John MacGillivray
In attempting to ascertain these, it will be necessary to consider the uses of numeration and of notation.
numeration
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