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transnumeration

noun

Etymology

From trans- + numeration.

  1. derived from numerātiō
  2. inherited from numeracioun
  3. prefixed as transnumeration — “trans + numeration”

Definitions

  1. The transformation of numerical data in a meaningful way, for example by representing it…

    The transformation of numerical data in a meaningful way, for example by representing it in a table or graph.

    • This table of prices shows no obvious pattern, but after transnumeration into a line graph, an upward trend becomes noticeable.
    • […]transnumeration, a word coined by Wild and Pfannkuch to indicate a radical shift that can occur in the contextual interpretation of information when data have been transformed by tables, graphs, or some other type of representation.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for transnumeration. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA