enumeration
noun/ɪˌnjuːməˈɹeɪʃən/ · /ɪˌnuːməˈɹeɪʃən/
Etymology From Middle French énumeration (French énumération). By surface analysis, enumerate + -ion.
1
The act of enumerating, making separate mention, or recounting.
2
A detailed account, in which each thing is specially noticed.
3
A list; especially, a numbered list.
- using the serial comma in enumerations
4
A recapitulation, in the peroration, of the heads of an argument.
5
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Programming, Sciences A data type that allows variables to have any of a predefined set of values.
- In Ada, enumeration literals are allowed to appear in more than one declaration in the same referencing environment.2010, Robert W. Sebesta, Concepts of Programming Languages, Addison-Wesley Longman, page 261:
- Derived terms
- scoped enumeration, underenumeration
- Related terms
- enumerate