uncountable
uncountable is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, uncountable is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofuncountable
- (grammar) An uncountable noun.
- So many as to be incapable of being counted.
Example: "The reasons for our failure were as uncountable as the grains of sand on a beach."
- Incapable of being put into one-to-one correspondence with the natural numbers or any subset thereof.
Example: "Cantor’s “diagonal proof” shows that the set of real numbers is uncountable."
- (grammar, of a noun) That cannot be used freely with numbers or the indefinite article, and therefore usually takes no plural form. Example: information.
Example: "Many languages do not distinguish countable nouns from uncountable nouns."
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