Count

Definition

Count. Enumeration of the multiplicity of a set. Assigning a number (the cardinality of the set).

Example

• The SP500 index counts 500 entities
• Day Count Convention
• Volume (Exposure) Based versus Count Based measurement of Default Rate

Issues and Challenges

• In sets of objects that have multiple attributes (e.g. a loan portfolio includes loans that can be described using a range of values)

See Also

• Quantity

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