count, counting, numeration, enumeration, reckoning, tally

the act of counting; "the counting continued for several hours"

• blood count — the act of estimating the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample
• census, nosecount — a period 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)
• miscount — an inaccurate count
• poll — the counting of votes (as in an election)
• recount — an additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election
• sperm count — the act of estimating the number of spermatozoa in an ejaculate

• investigation, investigating — the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically