denominating

Variant of denominate

denominate definition

de·nomi·nate (dē näm′ə nāt′, di-; for adj., usually, -nit)

transitive verb denominated -·nat′ed, denominating -·nat′·ing

to give a specified name to; call

Etymology: < L denominatus, pp. of denominare, to name < de-, intens. + nominare: see nominate

adjective

being used to quantify a unit of measure “15” in “15 feet” is a denominate number

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