Meaning

So many as to be incapable of being counted..

Definitions by Sense

1. So many as to be incapable of being counted.
2. (mathematics) Incapable of being put into one-to-one correspondence with the natural numbers or any subset thereof.
3. (grammar, of a noun) That cannot be used freely with numbers or the indefinite article, and therefore usually takes no plural form. Example: information.
4. (grammar) A noun that is uncountable.

Example Sentences

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

Mr. Chambre has since spent uncountable hours and even more uncountable dollars buying upward of 23,000 documents, and he figures to be just hitting speed.

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

Many languages do not distinguish countable nouns from uncountable nouns.

One meaning in law of the usually uncountable noun "information" is used in the plural and is countable.

But inherent uncountables such as 'stuffs' can be conceptualized in two different ways, depending on whether they are viewed in terms of quantity or in terms of quality.

Word Forms

• uncountables

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When Should You Use Uncountable?

Use uncountable when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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