What does numerated mean?
Numerated means that something has a number assigned to it, usually for identification, ordering, or reference. It is especially common in scientific, technical, legal, and formal writing: one may speak of numerated specimens, entries, diagrams, or seats. The word often implies that numbers have been deliberately assigned as part of a system, rather than simply mentioning that something happens to bear a number. In some mathematical contexts, numerated can also describe a quantity that is expressed or represented numerically. Though perfectly natural English, it is more formal than the everyday adjective numbered, and choosing numerated can give a passage a precise, systematic tone.
adjectiveHaving numbers assigned to it, especially in a numbered list or system. In mathematics, it may mean expressed or represented by a number.
- Having a number or numbers assigned to it, especially as part of an ordered list or systematic series.
- Expressed, counted, or represented by numbers.
- Having been assigned a number, especially for identification, cataloguing, or ordering.
"Each sample received a numerated label before it was placed in the test tube."
"The instructions refer to the numerated diagrams in the appendix."
"The specimens were arranged in numerated containers for further analysis."
Numerated is the more formal cousin of numbered, especially at home in scientific and technical writing.
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Where does numerated come from?
Numerated comes from Latin numeratus, the past participle of numerare, meaning “to count, enumerate, or assign a number.” It entered English during the 17th century in the sense of numbered or counted. The Latin root numerus, meaning “number,” also underlies related English words such as numerous, numerical, numerator, and enumerate.
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How numerated is actually used
Numerated is formal and technical; numbered is more common in everyday English. The term is especially frequent in scientific, legal, and technical contexts.
Easily confused with numerated
Numerated emphasizes the assigning of numbers, while numbered is the more common word for items that bear numbers or appear in a numbered sequence.