🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Abzählbarkeit

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈaptsɛːlbaːɐ̯kaɪt

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Countability/ˌkaʊn.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Abzählbarkeit der Menge ist eine wichtige Eigenschaft in der Mathematik."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The property of being able to be counted or expressed as a discrete numerical quantity.

    "The countability of the items in the inventory makes automated stock management much easier."
  2. 2

    In linguistics, the classification of a noun as either countable or uncountable.

    "Grammar textbooks often highlight the differences in countability between 'water' and 'chair'."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the verb 'count' (via Old French 'conter' from Latin 'computare') combined with the suffix '-ability' (from Latin '-abilitas'), denoting the quality or state of being capable of being counted. It emerged in modern English linguistic and mathematical discourse to describe discrete entities that can be enumerated.

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