Numerosity

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The condition of being numerous. uncountable
  2. 2
    a large number wordnet
  3. 3
    The extent to which something is numerous. countable

    "We suggest that for small numerosities, the preverbal counter can run much faster than the verbal counting routine, so that the magnitude (the preverbal numeron) that represents the numerosity of an array is specified long before the verbal counting process has arrived at the correct numerlog."

  4. 4
    Harmonious flow. countable, obsolete, uncountable

Example

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"We suggest that for small numerosities, the preverbal counter can run much faster than the verbal counting routine, so that the magnitude (the preverbal numeron) that represents the numerosity of an array is specified long before the verbal counting process has arrived at the correct numerlog."

Etymology

From numerous + -ity, from Latin numerositas.

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