1. the action or process of calculating or assigning numbers to things
2. a system or method of numbering or counting
Usage: mathematics

Examples

• The numeration of votes took several hours to complete.
• Children learn basic numeration skills in elementary school.
• The decimal numeration system uses ten digits.
• Binary numeration is fundamental to computer science.
• The survey required careful numeration of all responses.
• Roman numeration uses letters to represent numbers.