Definition Synonyms
Definition of countable - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
able to countable to be counted or enumerated
- The countable items were listed in the inventory.
2.
linguisticsTECH. usable with numbers and has a plural formTECH.
- 'Apple' is a countable noun.
3.
mathematicsTECH. finite or countably infinite in mathematicsTECH.
- The set of integers is countable.
Expressions with countable
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set that can be matched with natural numbers
The set of all integers is a countable set.
Origin of countable
Latin, computare (to count)
Terms with countable included in their meaning
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number
the number 20 as a countable unit
quantity
indicates a small number of countable items
quantity
asks what number of countable things or people there are
quantity
smallest in number among countable items
statement
shows unspecified number of countable things or people in a clause
quantity
shows an insufficient number of countable things for a need
countable
one or two times
sequence
position 17 in a countable series of things
quantity
excessive in number for countable items
sequence
position 12 in a countable series
countable
able to be counted
quantity
smaller number of countable items
quantity
indicates a large number of countable items
countable quantity
shows there are many of something countable
quantity
indicates a large number of countable items
linguistics
word expressing a countable quantity
mathematics
variable with countable distinct values
countable
debt owed by a country to foreign entities
mathematics
information made of separate countable values rather than smooth measurements
mathematics
quality of being countable or measurable
topological space
having a countable dense subset
countable
capable of being counted or listed
mathematics
set in which the number of elements is limited and countable
mathematics
condition of being countable or measurable
Examples of countable in a sentence
The countable errors were corrected in the document. Many countable nouns can be pluralized easily. Countable items include books, cars, and apples. Rational numbers are countable in this context. The list of prime numbers is countable.
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- French:dénombrable, fini, ...
- German:zählbar, abzählbar, ...
- Italian:enumerabile, numerabile, ...
- Spanish:contable, numerable, ...
- Portuguese:contável, ...
- Chinese:可数的, 能数的, ...
- Japanese:数えられる, 可算の, ...
- Arabic:قَابِلٌ لِلْعَدِّ, مَعْدود, ...
- Hebrew:בַּר־סְפִירָה, נִסְפָּר, ...
- Russian:исчисляемый, счётный, ...
- Ukrainian:злічуваний, рахунковий, ...
- Hindi:गणनीय, जिसके साथ संख्या का प्रयोग हो सके और जिसका बहुवचन बनता हो, ...
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