double counting
double counting · double countings
An error in accounting, probability studies, etcAn error in accounting, probability studies, etc. whereby some object or transaction is counted more than once.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)An error in accounting, probability studies, etc. whereby some object or transaction is counted more than once.
(countable, uncountable)A method in combinatorics that proves two expressions to be equal by demonstrating that they are different ways of counting the same set.
Forms
plural: double countings| Singular | double counting |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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