Numerosity
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The condition of being numerous. uncountable
- 2 a large number wordnet
- 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 Harmonious flow. countable, obsolete, uncountable
Example
More examples"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.