nu|mer|a|tion

nu|mer|a|tion
nu|mer|a|tion «NOO muh RAY shuhn, NYOO-», noun.
1. the act or process numbering, counting, or enumerating: »

Numeration is but still the adding of one unit more (John Locke).

2. the reading of numbers expressed in figures.

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