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uncountable

 

[ สŒnหˆkaสŠntษ™b(ษ™)l ]

Adjective
Context #1 | Adjective

grammar

Describing a noun that cannot be counted as separate units, such as 'water' or 'knowledge'.

Examples of usage

  • Water is an uncountable noun.
  • She has a lot of knowledge, which is an uncountable asset.
Context #2 | Adjective

mathematics

Referring to a set that cannot be put into one-to-one correspondence with the set of natural numbers.

Examples of usage

  • The set of real numbers is uncountable.

Translations

Translations of the word "uncountable" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น incontรกvel

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค…เค—เคฃเคจเฅ€เคฏ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช unzรคhlbar

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ tak terhitung

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฝะตะทะปั–ั‡ะตะฝะฝะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ niezliczony

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๆ•ฐใˆๅˆ‡ใ‚Œใชใ„

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท innombrable

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ incontable

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท sayฤฑsฤฑz

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์…€ ์ˆ˜ ์—†๋Š”

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู„ุง ูŠูุนูŽุฏู‘

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ nepoฤitatelnรฝ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ nepoฤรญtateฤพnรฝ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆ— ๆ•ฐ็š„

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ neลกteto

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ รณteljandi

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ัะฐะฝัั‹ะท

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ’แƒแƒฃแƒ—แƒ•แƒšแƒ”แƒšแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ saysฤฑz

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ incontable

Etymology

The word 'uncountable' originated in the mid-17th century from the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' and 'countable', ultimately derived from the Latin word 'computare' meaning 'to count'. It has been used in various fields such as grammar and mathematics to describe entities that cannot be counted individually.

See also: count, countable, countenance, counter, counting, countless, county, discount, encounter, recount, recounted.

Word Frequency Rank

This word's position of #30,585 indicates it's among the more rare English words. While understanding it broadens your vocabulary, focus on more common words first.