Countable
(adjective)
- Able to be counted or expressed in numbers; capable of being enumerated.
- Capable of being counted as one in a series of things.
Origin:
Late middle english: from old french comptable, from late latin computabilis, from computare "calculate".
Examples:
- Countable nouns are objects that can be counted.
- The number of employees is a countable quantity.
- This set contains a countable number of elements.
- The coins in the jar are countable pieces of money.
- The number of countries in the world is a countable quantity.