NUMEROSITY


Meaning of NUMEROSITY in English

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

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