enumeration
noun
enu·mer·a·tion
i-ˌn(y)ü-mə-ˈrā-shən 
plural enumerations
1
: the act or process of making or stating a list of things one after another
the rebel leader's effective enumeration of popular grievances
also
: the list itself
The restaurant creates an astonishing range of preserved products … Here's a partial enumeration from Rodgers … : anchovies; jams; pickled cherries; brandied grapes … —
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: the act or process of counting something or a count made of something
In fact, the idea of the census as a head count may be out of date; it may be more efficient and cost-effective to replace enumeration with statistical sampling.—David P. Hamilton
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The text was pretty simple: The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Mitre describes a type confusion vulnerability, also known as common weakness enumeration 843, as occurring when a resource such as a pointer or object is accessed by a resource using an incompatible type.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Patches are commonly developed for critical vulnerability enumerations (CVEs).
—Austin Gadient, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
However, even if a citizenship question was included on a subsequent enumeration, the U.S. Supreme Court should— and very likely still would—strike down federal anti-alien reapportionment legislation as a blatant affront to the Constitution’s requirements.
— Made By History, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Mitre describes a type confusion vulnerability, also known as common weakness enumeration 843, as occurring when a resource such as a pointer or object is accessed by a resource using an incompatible type.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Patches are commonly developed for critical vulnerability enumerations (CVEs).
—Austin Gadient, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
However, even if a citizenship question was included on a subsequent enumeration, the U.S. Supreme Court should— and very likely still would—strike down federal anti-alien reapportionment legislation as a blatant affront to the Constitution’s requirements.
— Made By History, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Enumeration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enumeration. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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