ˌn(y)üməˈräsəd.ē noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle French numerosité numerousness, from Late Latin numerositat-, numerositas, from Latin numerosus numerous + -itat-, -itas -ity
1. : numerousness
the earliest scales of measurement were scales of numerosity — scales for the counting of pebbles or cattle or warriors — S.S.Stevens
2. archaic : melodic flow : rhythm