What does tabulated mean?
“Tabulated” describes information that has been organized into a table or systematic list, usually with information arranged in rows and columns. It is especially common in formal and technical contexts involving statistics, research findings, financial reports, and official records. The word can also indicate that information has been entered or recorded in an orderly form. For example, a report may present “tabulated results” so that readers can compare categories quickly. The term is more precise than simply “listed,” because it suggests a deliberately organized tabular structure. “Tabulated” is also the past tense and past participle of “tabulate,” as in “The survey data were tabulated by the research team.” Its Latin roots connect it with “table,” “tablet,” and other words relating to boards, flat surfaces, or organized records.
Arranged or set out in a table or systematic list.
"The researchers included a tabulated summary of the experimental results."
Formal and technical; commonly used with data, results, figures, and information.
The past tense and past participle of “tabulate,” meaning to arrange information in a table or systematic list.
"The secretary tabulated the attendance before the meeting began."
Used as an inflected form of “tabulate.”
From the Latin tabula, meaning a board or tablet, “tabulated” still carries the idea of turning information into orderly rows.
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Where does tabulated come from?
The word comes from the Latin tabula, meaning a board, tablet, or flat surface for writing. From this root developed the English verb “tabulate,” meaning to arrange information in a table or list. “Tabulated” follows as the corresponding adjective and participial form. Related English words include “table,” “tablet,” “tabular,” and “tabulator,” all of which reflect the same Latin source.
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How tabulated is actually used
“Tabulated” is formal and technical in contexts such as research, statistics, and official reports. It is often used with data, results, figures, information, or a list.
Easily confused with tabulated
“Tabulated” usually describes information that has been arranged in a table, while “tabulate” names the action of placing information into that form.