enumeration
/ɪˌnjuːməˈɹeɪʃən/
enumeration noun: the act of enumerating, making separate mention, or recounting.
Noun
enumeration (plural enumerations)
- The act of enumerating, making separate mention, or recounting.
- A detailed account, in which each thing is specially noticed.
- A list; especially, a numbered list.
- using the serial comma in enumerations
- A recapitulation, in the peroration, of the heads of an argument.
- A data type that allows variables to have any of a predefined set of values.
- In Ada, enumeration literals are allowed to appear in more than one declaration in the same referencing environment.2010, Robert W. Sebesta, Concepts of Programming Languages, Addison-Wesley Longman, page 261
- Synonyms:
- enum
enumeration meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Kannada and Tagalog
enumeration in Tamil
- கணக்கீடு, கணக்கெடுப்பு, எண்ணெடுப்பு, எண்ணிக்கையிடல், கணக்கிடல்
enumeration in Bengali
- গণনা, শুমারি পরিচালনা
enumeration in Kannada
- ಎಣಿಕೆ
enumeration in Tagalog
- the act of enumerating
- sabilang
More languagesFewer languages
- enumeration in Persian
- رنامیدن
Examples of enumeration in a sentence
- Exponential generating functions are generally more convenient than ordinary generating functions for combinatorial enumeration problems that involve labelled objects.
- In this paper, we consider the problems of enumeration, counting, and random generation of the ladder lotteries.
- The varied enumeration of these Official titles is either fallacious or misnominal.
Synonyms of enumeration
Forms of enumeration
| plural | enumerations |
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Origin of enumeration
From Middle French énumeration (French énumération). By surface analysis, enumerate + -ion.
Words formed from enumeration
Words that rhyme with enumeration
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about enumeration
- What does enumeration mean?
- Enumeration means the act of enumerating, making separate mention, or recounting.
- What is enumeration in Tamil?
- Enumeration in Tamil is கணக்கீடு, கணக்கெடுப்பு, எண்ணெடுப்பு. See Enumeration meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is enumeration?
- Enumeration is a noun.
- How do you pronounce enumeration?
- Enumeration is pronounced /ɪˌnjuːməˈɹeɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of enumeration?
- The plural of enumeration is enumerations.
Words near enumeration in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: enumeration (page history and authors); enumeration (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Enumeration (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); enumeration (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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