NUMERABLE

countable, denumerable, enumerable, numerable

(adjective) that can be counted; “countable sins”; “numerable assets”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

numerable (comparative more numerable, superlative most numerable)

Able to be counted; countable.

(mathematics) In one to one correspondence with the set of natural integers.

(comparable, nonstandard) numerous

Antonyms

• innumerable

• uncountable

Source: Wiktionary


Nu"mer*a*ble, a. Etym: [L. numerabilis. See Number, v. t.]

Definition: Capable of being numbered or counted.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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16 March 2025

SUSPENDED

(adjective) (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment; “suspended matter such as silt or mud...”; “dust particles suspended in the air”; “droplets in suspension in a gas”


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Coffee Trivia

In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.

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