noun

counting

counting, tally, calculation

Counting from one to ten is easy.

Counting from one to ten is easy.

The final counting of the votes took all night.

The final counting of the votes took all night.

((counting)) ((of sth.)) the action of enumerating something The counting of the votes is complete.

Synonyms: calculation, enumeration, tallying

From the verb 'count', from Old French 'conter', from Latin 'computare' ('to calculate'). The '-ing' suffix forms a noun.

Picture a child 'counting' on their fingers.

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