overcount.
To count more of something than are actually present, or to count one thing disproportionately more than another
Meaning & usage
To count more of something than are actually present, or to count one thing disproportionately more than another
The census overcounted people in some neighborhoods, and undercounted them in others.
To outnumber.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Latin computō Anglo-Norman counterbor. Middle English counten English count English overcount From over- + count.
An incorrect count that is too high.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Latin computō Anglo-Norman counterbor. Middle English counten English count English overcount From over- + count.
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