double counting

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Noun

1. An [[error]] in [[accounting]], [[probability]] studies, etc. whereby some [[object]] or [[transaction]] is counted more than once.
2. A [[method]] in [[combinatorics]] that proves two [[expression]]s to be [[equal]] by demonstrating that they are different ways of counting the same [[set]].

Verb

1. {{infl of|en|double count||ing-form}}

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