Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

numerosity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables: nu-meros-i-ty
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of being numerous.

Uncountable

noun

The extent to which something is numerous.

Countable

noun

Harmonious flow.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"We suggest that for small numerosities, the preverbal counter can run much faster than the verbal counting routine, so that the magnitude (the preverbal numeron) that represents the numerosity of an array is specified long before the verbal counting process has arrived at the correct numerlog."

Etymology

From numerous + -ity, from Latin numerositas.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *nem-, numerositas
Suffix: numerous

Usage

Inflected Forms

numerosities (plural)

Derived Forms

equinumerosity

Synonyms

numerousness multiplicity

Questions

What does numerosity mean?: The condition of being numerous.
Where does numerosity come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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