countable
Americanadjective
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able to be counted.
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Mathematics.
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(of a set) having a finite number of elements.
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(of a set) having elements that form a one-to-one correspondence with the natural numbers; denumerable; enumerable.
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adjective
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capable of being counted
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maths logic able to be counted using the natural numbers; finite or denumerable
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linguistics denoting a count noun
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Origin of countable
Example Sentences
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Medicaid is a needs-based program: To be eligible, a person must have no more than roughly $2,000 in countable assets, which includes bank accounts and investments, although that varies by state.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 19, 2026
The next word, "fünf," suggests something countable, excluding abstract ideas such as love or thirst.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 20, 2026
Because one can number these calculating machines, the computable numbers are necessarily countable.
From Scientific American ● May 23, 2023
They assume, reasonably enough, that the side with more countable stuff is likely to be the winner — and quickly if it has a lot more as Russia indeed did.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2023
Even the rational numbers—the set of numbers that can be written as a/b for integers a and b—were countable.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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