"numbering" in the noun sense
1. enumeration, numbering
a numbered list
"numbering" in the verb sense
1. total, number, add up, come, amount
add up in number or quantity
"The bills amounted to $2,000"
"The bill came to $2,000"
2. number
give numbers to
"You should number the pages of the thesis"
3. number, list
enumerate
"We must number the names of the great mathematicians"
4. count, number
put into a group
"The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members"
5. count, number, enumerate, numerate
determine the number or amount of
"Can you count the books on your shelf?"
"Count your change"
6. number, keep down
place a limit on the number of
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