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recountable

recountable

1 4.6
Able to be counted again or told again
  • adjective
  • /rɪˈkaʊntəbl/
: recontable
  • The election results were confirmed by examining the recountable ballots for accuracy.

Examples

  • So, while there was a "flurry trending over the use of DREs," according to Smith, "most are now looking toward auditable and recountable systems."

    Blog text (23)
  • To ensure fairness, the officials agreed to use recountable votes in the next election.

  • Whilst imperfect, a verifiable mark on a recountable ballot that can be traced to a voter number is by far a more effective way of conducting an election process.

    Blog text (32)
  • Voters appreciated that the recountable ballots could be verified if needed.

Synonyms

countable
vsrecountable
1 2.9

Present as separate things you can number, like an apple or a book

is also used for being told or narrated rather than only numeric counting
enumerable
vsrecountable
1 7.3

Can be counted one by one

is also used for being told again rather than only numeric counting
numerable
vsrecountable
1 6.2

Can be counted, like people or objects

is also used for being told or narrated again instead of only counting
denumerable
vsrecountable
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A group of things that can be counted in a list like 1, 2, 3

is also applied to being narrated again rather than just counted

Antonyms

4 4.6

So many that you cannot count them one by one

How Repeatable

reproducible
  • Specialized
5 4.9
repeatable
9 4.2
recountable
1 4.6
unrepeatable
2 5.8

Surface Forms

recountable positive

Morphology

recountable = recount (semi-transparent) = re + count + able

The suffix '-able' attaches straightforwardly to the verb 'recount' to mean 'able to be recounted'.

Etymology

Recountable comes from the prefix re- meaning 'again', the root count meaning 'to count', and the ending -able meaning 'can be'. So something recountable can be counted again, and because recount also means 'to tell', it can be told again too.