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# enumeration

noun (an enumeration, enumerations) — (formal)

«enumeration» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) Counting or naming things one by one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enumeration/#m1)
2. (formal) A numbered or ordered list of things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enumeration/#m2)
3. (maths) Listing all possible cases or arrangements to count them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enumeration/#m3)

### In the lessons

A formal word. In maths, enumeration means listing all possibilities in a careful order so none is missed — useful for problems like «how many outfits can you make». In official writing, «an enumeration of the rules» is just a list. Censuses use «enumerators» who count people.

### Examples

- The enumeration of all the outfits gave twelve different ways. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enumeration/#x1)
- His enumeration of excuses was very long. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enumeration/#x2)
- Careful enumeration helps you find every possible pair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enumeration/#x3)
- The report begins with an enumeration of the main risks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enumeration/#x4)
- The census is an enumeration of everyone living in the country. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enumeration/#x5)
- Use enumeration to list the ways to make 10p. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enumeration/#x6)

### Note

Verb: enumerate (to list or count one by one). Formal; everyday words are «list» or «counting». In maths, a systematic enumeration means counting in an orderly way so that the total is right — missing or repeating a case changes the answer.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «enumeration» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enumeration/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«enumeration» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/enumeration.html) on Mova free.