countability

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count·a·ble

 (koun′tə-bəl)
adj.
1. Capable of being counted: countable items; countable sins.
2. Mathematics Capable of being put into a one-to-one correspondence with the positive integers.

count′a·bil′i·ty n.
count′a·bly adv.
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countability

(ˌkaʊntəˈbɪlɪtɪ)
n
1. (Grammar) grammar the fact of being countable
2. (Mathematics) maths denumerability
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Translations
spočetnost
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