Enumeration


[ih-noo-muh-rey-shuh n, ih-nyoo-] /ɪˌnu məˈreɪ ʃən, ɪˌnyu-/

noun
1.
an act of .
2.
a catalog or list.
n.

1550s, from Middle French énumération, from Latin enumerationem (nominative enumeratio) “a counting up,” noun of action from past participle stem of enumerare “to reckon up, count over, enumerate,” from ex- “from” (see ex-) + numerare “to count, number,” from numerus “number” (see number (n.)).

1. A bijection with the natural numbers; a counted set.
Compare well-ordered.
2. enumerated type.
(1996-11-28)

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