Definition of enumeration in English:
enumeration
noun ɪnjuːməˈreɪʃ(ə)nəˌn(j)uməˈreɪʃ(ə)n
mass noun1The action of mentioning a number of things one by one.
the complete enumeration of all possible genetic states
count noun it is not necessary to give an exhaustive enumeration of the circumstances
Example sentencesExamples
- The list of categories of documents was not intended to purport an exhaustive enumeration of the vast number of documents contained there.
- The enumeration of certain rights in the Constitution or in subsequent amendments does not deny the existence of other rights that remain with the people.
- A true sense of proportion requires us not to burden our work with the incessant enumeration of details of secondary importance.
- The varieties of this plant are so numerous that it would be beyond the limit of any cookery book to attempt an enumeration of comparative merits.
- The schedules provided for detailed enumeration of the husband's usual occupation.
- 1.1formal The action of establishing the number of something.
detailed enumeration of the income of the household
count noun a complete enumeration of residents in the area
Example sentencesExamples
- Identification and enumeration of most beetles and other insects is a skilled and time-consuming process.
- A partial enumeration of age was taken in 1821 and a more extensive investigation into occupations in 1831.
- The exact enumeration of the populations is further complicated by the possible modification of both donor and acceptor molecules.
- In hundreds of cases it was not realized until an actual enumeration was made just how many acres of such unused land there were in a city.
- The call for a complete enumeration of the population will lead to the congregation of the statistical community to share best practice and experience in the planning and management, execution, processing, analysis, and dissemination of census data.
Definition of enumeration in US English:
enumeration
nounəˌn(y)o͞oməˈrāSH(ə)nəˌn(j)uməˈreɪʃ(ə)n
1The action of mentioning a number of things one by one.
the complete enumeration of all possible genetic states
it is not necessary to give an exhaustive enumeration of the circumstances
Example sentencesExamples
- A true sense of proportion requires us not to burden our work with the incessant enumeration of details of secondary importance.
- The schedules provided for detailed enumeration of the husband's usual occupation.
- The enumeration of certain rights in the Constitution or in subsequent amendments does not deny the existence of other rights that remain with the people.
- The varieties of this plant are so numerous that it would be beyond the limit of any cookery book to attempt an enumeration of comparative merits.
- The list of categories of documents was not intended to purport an exhaustive enumeration of the vast number of documents contained there.
- 1.1formal The action of establishing the number of something.
detailed enumeration of the income of the household
a complete enumeration of residents in the area
Example sentencesExamples
- The call for a complete enumeration of the population will lead to the congregation of the statistical community to share best practice and experience in the planning and management, execution, processing, analysis, and dissemination of census data.
- The exact enumeration of the populations is further complicated by the possible modification of both donor and acceptor molecules.
- In hundreds of cases it was not realized until an actual enumeration was made just how many acres of such unused land there were in a city.
- A partial enumeration of age was taken in 1821 and a more extensive investigation into occupations in 1831.
- Identification and enumeration of most beetles and other insects is a skilled and time-consuming process.