Countable

//ˈkaʊn.tə.bəl//

Synonyms for "countable" (12 found)

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Closest matches (3)

denumerable calculable

Adjective(1 words)

count

Strong matches (3)

Noun(2 words)

count noun countable noun

Adjective(1 words)

denumerable

Related words (6)

Adjective(3 words)

denumerable enumerable numerable

estimable finite measurable

Related word relations

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10 relation types

More general

2 entries

countably infinite finite

Antonyms

2 entries

non denumerable uncountable

Synonyms

1 entries

denumerable

Related terms

8 entries

countability denumerability enumerability mass noun plurale tantum universal grinder universal packager universal sorter

derived

11 entries

axiom of countable choice countability countable additivity countable noun countable set countableness countably noncountable second-countable subcountable uncountable

derived from

1 entries

count

has context

2 entries

grammar mathematics

is a

1 entries

infinite

related to

12 entries

bijection count countability countably infinite denumerability finite indefinite article mass noun natural numbers plural plurale tantum quantity

similar

1 entries

calculable

Translations

72 translations across 31 languages.

Arabic

1 entries

مَعْدُود adj (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article)

Belarusian

1 entries

выліча́льны adj (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article)

Bulgarian

4 entries

броим adj (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article)
изброим adj (capable of being counted, having a quantity)
изброим adj (math: having a bijection with a subset of the natural numbers)
изброим adj (math: having a bijection with the natural numbers)

Catalan

1 entries

comptable adj (capable of being counted, having a quantity)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

可數 /可数 adj (math: having a bijection with a subset of the natural numbers)
可數 /可数 adj (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article)

Czech

3 entries

počitatelný adj (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article)
spočetný adj (math: having a bijection with a subset of the natural numbers)
spočitatelný adj (capable of being counted, having a quantity)

Danish

1 entries

tællelig adj (capable of being counted, having a quantity)

Dutch

4 entries

aftelbaar adj (math: having a bijection with a subset of the natural numbers)
telbaar adj (capable of being counted, having a quantity)
telbaar adj (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article)
telbare adj (capable of being counted, having a quantity)

Estonian

1 entries

loenduv adj (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article)

Finnish

4 entries

luvullinen adj (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article)
numeroituva adj (capable of being counted, having a quantity)
numeroituva adj (math: having a bijection with a subset of the natural numbers)
numeroituva adj (math: having a bijection with the natural numbers)

French

4 entries

dénombrable adj (capable of being counted, having a quantity)
dénombrable adj (math: having a bijection with a subset of the natural numbers)
dénombrable adj (math: having a bijection with the natural numbers)
dénombrable adj (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article)

Galician

3 entries

contábel adj (capable of being counted, having a quantity)
contábel adj (math: having a bijection with a subset of the natural numbers)
contábel adj (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article)

Georgian

3 entries

გამოთვლადი adj (capable of being counted, having a quantity)
თვლადი adj (capable of being counted, having a quantity)
თვლადი adj (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article)

German

3 entries

abzählbar adj (math: having a bijection with a subset of the natural numbers)
zählbar adj (capable of being counted, having a quantity)
zählbar adj (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article)

Hindi

1 entries

गणनीय adj (capable of being counted, having a quantity)

Hungarian

4 entries

megszámlálható adj (capable of being counted, having a quantity)
megszámlálható adj (math: having a bijection with a subset of the natural numbers)
megszámlálható adj (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article)
számszerű adj (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article)

Indonesian

1 entries

terhitung adj (capable of being counted, having a quantity)

Italian

2 entries

enumerabile adj (capable of being counted, having a quantity)
numerabile adj (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article)

Japanese

3 entries

可算 adj (math: having a bijection with a subset of the natural numbers)
可算 adj (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article)
数えられる adj (capable of being counted, having a quantity)

Manx

1 entries

yn-choontey adj (capable of being counted, having a quantity)

Persian

2 entries

شمارشپذیر adj (capable of being counted, having a quantity)
شمارشپذیر adj (math: having a bijection with a subset of the natural numbers)

Polish

3 entries

policzalny adj (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article)
przeliczalny adj (math: having a bijection with a subset of the natural numbers)
przeliczalny adj (math: having a bijection with the natural numbers)

Portuguese

4 entries

contável adj (capable of being counted, having a quantity)
contável adj (math: having a bijection with a subset of the natural numbers)
contável adj (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article)
enumerável adj (capable of being counted, having a quantity)

Romanian

1 entries

numărabil adj (capable of being counted, having a quantity)

Russian

2 entries

исчисли́мый adj (capable of being counted, having a quantity)
исчисля́емый adj (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article)

Slovene

3 entries

števen adj (capable of being counted, having a quantity)
števen adj (math: having a bijection with a subset of the natural numbers)
števen adj (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article)

Spanish

2 entries

contable adj (capable of being counted, having a quantity)
numerable adj (math: having a bijection with a subset of the natural numbers)

Swedish

4 entries

räknebar adj (capable of being counted, having a quantity)
räknebar adj (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article)
räknelig adj (capable of being counted, having a quantity)
uppräknelig adj (math: having a bijection with a subset of the natural numbers)

Ukrainian

1 entries

обчи́слювальний adj (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article)

Walloon

1 entries

contåve adj (capable of being counted, having a quantity)

Welsh

1 entries

rhifadwy adj (capable of being counted, having a quantity)

Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

"Apple" is a countable noun, so it makes grammatical sense to have five apples.

Source: tatoeba (812034)

"Happiness" is not a countable noun. It would make no sense to have 18 happinesses.

Source: tatoeba (812036)

The set of prime numbers is countable.

Source: tatoeba (812045)

The trouble with "trouble" is that it's sometimes a verb, sometimes a noun, sometimes countable, sometimes not. Oh, well. Trouble troubles me little, and little troubles trouble me not at all.

Source: tatoeba (866351)

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