telling

Definitions of telling
  1. noun
    the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
    synonyms: cijferwerk, enumeratie, nummering, opsomming, rekenmethode, rekenwerk, telwerk
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    alcoholtest
    the act of estimating the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample
    volkstelling
    a periodic count of the population
    countdown
    counting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle)
    demoscopie, opinieonderzoek, opiniepeiling, poll, stembusuitslag, verkiezingsuitslag
    the counting of votes (as in an election)
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    antecedentenonderzoek, doorlichting, onderzoek, opsporingswerk, speurwerk
    the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
  2. noun
    the total number counted
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    complement
    a complete number or quantity
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    getal
    a concept of quantity involving zero and units
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