French word

numération

Pronunciation

IPA/nymeʁasjɔ̃/

Meaning

  • feminine nouncounting

Example

On apprend la numération dès la maternelle.

Children start learning to count in preschool.

Illustration for numération (counting)

More examples

Fais attention aux erreurs de numération quand tu comptes la monnaie.

Be careful about counting errors when counting the change.

Core concept

An organized method for expressing numbers in speech or writing according to fixed rules.

Common phrases

  • apprendre la numération

    learn counting

  • erreurs de numération

    counting errors

  • exercices de numération

    counting exercises

Similar words

nombre: A number that expresses a quantity or count.
chiffre: A single-digit symbol used to build a number.
numéro: A number assigned to identify a person or thing.
numérotation: The process of assigning numbers to items or pages in order.

Definition in French

Système ou règle permettant d'exprimer et de noter les nombres, par exemple la numération décimale.

Word origin

Numération developed from Latin numeratio, from numerus, meaning 'number', through the Old French form numeracion.

Usage tips

  • Numération names a system or method, whereas numéro usually identifies a particular number, such as a phone or sequence number.

Related words

  • numérercountverb
  • numérotationnumberingnoun
  • numériquenumericadjective

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