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10 Language-to-English DictionariesZählen
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈt͡sɛːlən
"Das Zählen der Stimmen war sehr wichtig."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action of finding the total number of items in a collection.
"Counting the number of apples in the basket took longer than expected." - 2
A systematic method of enumerating or tallying.
"The teacher emphasized the importance of counting in mathematics."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'counting' originates from the Old French 'conter', which derives from the Latin 'computare', meaning 'to calculate'. Over time, it evolved to encompass the act of determining the total number of items in a set.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Counting" is said worldwide
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Comptage
Transliteration: kɔ̃.taʒ
"Le comptage des votes a pris plusieurs heures."
Zählen
Transliteration: ˈt͡sɛːlən
"Das Zählen der Stimmen war sehr wichtig."
Conteggio
Transliteration: konˈtɛd͡ʒo
"Il conteggio dei voti è stato completato."
Conteo
Transliteration: konˈte.o
"El conteo de los votos fue rápido."
Contagem
Transliteration: kõˈtɐ̃ɡẽ
"A contagem dos votos foi feita com precisão."
गिनती
Transliteration: ginti
"गिनती करना महत्वपूर्ण है।"
计数
Transliteration: jì shù
"计数是数学的基础。"
세기
Transliteration: segi
"세기는 수학의 기초입니다."
数え
Transliteration: kazoえ
"数えは数学の基礎です。"
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