1. Listing: This is the most common meaning. Enumeration refers to the act of listing items one by one. For example, you might enumerate the ingredients needed for a cake recipe:
* Flour
* Sugar
* Eggs
* Butter
* Baking powder
2. Counting: Enumeration can also mean counting the number of items in a set. For example, you might enumerate the number of students in a classroom.
3. Computer Science: In programming, "enumeration" often refers to a data type that allows you to create a set of named constants. Each constant is assigned a unique value, and you can use these constants to represent different states or options in your code.
4. Mathematics: In mathematics, "enumeration" can refer to a process of listing all the elements of a set, often in a specific order. It can also refer to the study of combinatorial objects, like counting the number of ways to arrange objects in a certain way.
5. Formal logic: In formal logic, "enumeration" refers to a method of proof where you list out all possible cases and show that your statement holds true in each case.
The meaning of "enumeration" will usually be clear from the context.
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