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Enumeration answers the question “how many?” In a practical case, we find the number of elements in a set by counting. So the theoretical counterpart is often called the theory of counting.
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Wallis, W.D. (2003). The Theory of Counting. In: A Beginner’s Guide to Discrete Mathematics. Birkhäuser, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3826-1_5
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