countvariable
nounUK /kaʊnt ˈveəriəbl/
US /kaʊnt ˈveriəbl/
A count variable is a number you get by counting things, like how many apples you have.
The number of pets in each home is a count variable because you count them one by one.
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2. In math, a variable that can only take whole-number values such as 0, 1, 2, and so on.
The number of students in a class is a count variable, so it cannot be 12.5.
3. In programming, a variable used to keep track of how many times something happens.
The loop uses a count variable to stop after ten repeats.
4. In statistics, a variable that records how many items fall into a category.
Researchers recorded the count variable of cars passing each hour.