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numerosity

numerosity

1 8.8
A large number of things or people
  • noun
  • /ˌnjuːməˈrɒsɪti/
translation icon : numerosidad
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Examples

  • The error of numerosity confuses correlation with causation.

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  • I think that Unwitting Newsletter Douchebaggery and its close cousins, Twitter Dumbassery, Goodreads Nitwittishness, and Facebook Spambingo come to pass because people fall into the error of numerosity.

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  • So that makes stars the champions of numerosity, no?

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  • Avoid falling into the pit of numerosity.

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  • We and many other creatures share a mechanism for what you might call extracting numerosity or the number of things from the environment.

  • The error of numerosity

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  • The numerosity of stars in the night sky is truly breathtaking.

  • In mathematics, numerosity refers to the ability to perceive the size of a collection without counting each item.

  • The researchers were surprised by the numerosity of species they found in the rainforest.

Synonyms

number
vsnumerosity
1.0

The total of people or things in a group

carries the idea of being many rather than just the counted total
quantity
vsnumerosity
179 1.6

An amount of something you can measure or count

implies largeness while this term is neutral about size
large number
vsnumerosity
158 1.4

Many people or things counted together

expresses the general state of many rather than a single counted sum
abundance
vsnumerosity
91 3.3

A large amount of something, more than you need

refers to many in general without implying excess or surplus
multitude
vsnumerosity
38 4.4

A large number of things or people

refers to the state of being many rather than a counted group
myriad
vsnumerosity
36 6.8

A very large number of things or people

denotes large number generally not necessarily extremely large
multiplicity
vsnumerosity
10 7.0

A large number of different things in one group

focuses on simple numerical largeness rather than variety
plurality
vsnumerosity
9 7.1

There are many different people or things

means many generally without stressing variety or imprecision
dozens
vsnumerosity
1 1.0

A large number, usually more than twelve

is used for general large amounts not tied to that specific multiple
numerousness
vsnumerosity
7.3

A large number of things or people

is the same meaning but differs in word form and ending
manyness
vsnumerosity
  • Archaic
8.8

A large number or variety of things in one place

focuses on sheer large number rather than variety
multitudinousness
vsnumerosity
  • Literature
9.9

A very large group of people or things

is the general term for large number without extra intensity
numerical quantity
vsnumerosity
3.9

A number that shows how much of something there is

focuses on being many not on being expressed in numeric form

How Numerous

abundance
91 3.3
numerosity
1 8.8
scarcity
29 4.4

Surface Forms

numerosity singular
numerosities plural

Morphology

numerosity = numerous (transparent) = numer + osity + ity

The word 'numerosity' is transparently derived from 'numerous' with the addition of the suffix '-ity', indicating a state or quality.

Etymology

Numerosity comes from the Latin root numer- meaning 'number'. You can see the same root in number and numerous, so numerosity simply means 'a large number' or the state of being many.