double counting

noun

An error in accounting, probability studies, etc. whereby some object or transaction is counted more than once.

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Meanings

noundouble counting (countable and uncountable, plural double countings)

plural double countings

  1. countableuncountableAn error in accounting, probability studies, etc. whereby some object or transaction is counted more than once.
  2. countableuncountableA method in combinatorics that proves two expressions to be equal by demonstrating that they are different ways of counting the same set.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of double count
Cite this entry
APA

double counting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20counting

MLA

“double counting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20counting. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “double counting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20counting.

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