(mathematics) One of a set of small bars, used by mathematicians in some Asian countries, placed either horizontally or vertically to represent any number and any fraction.

present participle of count cards

plural of double counting

An error in accounting, probability studies, etc. whereby some object or transaction is counted more than once.

plural of counting measure

present participle of count down

plural of counting rhyme

Any of the rhymes used in counting-out games.

(computing) The technique of storing the number of handles, pointers, or references to a resource such as a block of memory, disk space, or an object, so that the system can determine when the resource is no longer in use.

the mathematical concept of matching the sequence of counting words with objects where each object is allocated a number in turn, with the final number word corresponding to the total.