Numerable for Dummies

Hey there! So, let's talk about the word "numerous" or the adjective form "numerable". Have you ever heard someone say "there were numerous books on the shelf" or "we had a numerous amount of visitors at the party"? Well, when we use the word "numerable", it means that something can be counted or measured. It means that there are a large number or a lot of something.

Imagine you have a big box full of marbles. And let's say you want to know how many marbles are in that box. You would start counting them, right? Well, in this case, those marbles are "numerable" because you can count them one by one. You can assign a number to each marble, and that's what makes them "numerable". Does that make sense?

Now, let's say you have a cloud in the sky. Can you count each individual drop of water in the cloud? No, right? It's impossible! That's because the drops of water in a cloud are not "numerable". You can't count them one by one because there are just too many of them and they blend together. So, in this case, the drops of water in the cloud are not "numerable".

In summary, when something is "numerable", it means that you can count or measure it. It's like having a bunch of things that you can assign numbers to. But when something is not "numerable", it means that it's not possible to count or measure it individually. It's like trying to count the drops of water in a cloud. So, "numerable" is all about being able to count or measure things. Cool, right?