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enumeration

noun

  1. complete, ordered listing of all the items in a collection
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɪˌnjuːməˈɹeɪʃən/ / /ɪˌnuːməˈɹeɪʃən/

noun

Etymology: From Middle French énumeration (French énumération). By surface analysis, enumerate + -ion.

  1. The act of enumerating, making separate mention, or recounting.
  2. A detailed account, in which each thing is specially noticed.
  3. A list; especially, a numbered list.

    using the serial comma in enumerations

  4. A recapitulation, in the peroration, of the heads of an argument.
  5. A data type that allows variables to have any of a predefined set of values.

    In Ada, enumeration literals are allowed to appear in more than one declaration in the same referencing environment.