Numerative
[noo-muh-rey-shuh n, nyoo-] /ˌnu məˈreɪ ʃən, ˌnyu-/
noun
1.
an act or instance of or the process or result of numbering or counting.
2.
the process or a method of reckoning or calculating.
3.
the act, art, or method of expressing or reading off numbers set down in , especially those written decimally.
/ˌnjuːməˈreɪʃən/
noun
1.
the act or process of writing, reading, or naming numbers
2.
a system of numbering or counting
n.
mid-15c., from Latin numerationem (nominative numeratio), noun of action from past participle stem of numerare “to count, number,” from numerus “number” (see number (n.)).
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