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uncountable

/ʌnˈkaʊntəbəl/

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noun

Nom indénombrable

(grammar) An uncountable noun.

Examples :

"In grammar class, we learned that "advice" is an uncountable noun, so we don't say "advices." "

En cours de grammaire, nous avons appris que « conseil » est un nom indénombrable, donc on ne dit pas « conseils ».

grammar language

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adjective

Incalculable, innombrable

So many as to be incapable of being counted.

Examples :

"The reasons for our failure were as uncountable as the grains of sand on a beach."

Les raisons de notre échec étaient aussi innombrables que les grains de sable sur une plage.

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adjective

Indénombrable

Incapable of being put into one-to-one correspondence with the natural numbers or any subset thereof.

Examples :

"Cantor’s “diagonal proof” shows that the set of real numbers is uncountable."

La « preuve diagonale » de Cantor montre que l'ensemble des nombres réels est indénombrable.

math number logic

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adjective

Innombrable

(grammar, of a noun) That cannot be used freely with numbers or the indefinite article, and therefore usually takes no plural form. Example: information.

Examples :

"Many languages do not distinguish countable nouns from uncountable nouns."

De nombreuses langues ne distinguent pas les noms dénombrables des noms innombrables.

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