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Countable vs Obsolete - What's the difference?

countable | obsolete |

As adjectives the difference between countable and obsolete

is that countable is capable of being counted; having a quantity while obsolete is obsolete, deprecated (computing).

countable

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Capable of being counted; having a quantity.
  • (mathematics, of a set) Countably infinite; having a bijection with the natural numbers.
  • (mathematics, of a set) Countably infinite or finite; having a bijection with a subset of the natural numbers.
  • (grammar, of a noun) Freely usable with the indefinite article and with numbers, and therefore having a plural form.
  • Synonyms

    * (having a bijection with a subset of the natural numbers) denumerable

    Antonyms

    * uncountable

    Hyponyms

    * (having a bijection with a subset of the natural numbers) finite, countably infinite

    Hypernyms

    * (countably infinite) infinite

    Derived terms

    * countable set * countable additivity

    See also

    * mass noun * plurale tantum

    obsolete

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often by preference for something newer, which replaces the subject).
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  • (biology) Imperfectly developed; not very distinct.
  • Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "obsolete" is often applied: word, phrase, equipment, computer, technology, weapon, machine, law, statute, currency, building, idea, skill, concept, custom, theory, tradition, institution.

    Synonyms

    * (no longer in use) ancient, antiquated, antique, archaic, disused, neglected, old, old-fashioned, out of date * abortive, obscure, rudimental

    Derived terms

    * obsoleteness

    Verb

    (obsolet)
  • (US) Oxford Dictionary To cause to become obsolete.
  • This software component has been obsoleted .
    We are in the process of obsoleting this product.

    Usage notes

    * (term) is often used in computing and other technical fields to indicate an effort to remove or replace something. * Compare

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