 ##  [Double Counting](/double-counting) 

  ##  [Double Counting](https://mathlogic.quantumdictionary.io/double-counting-0) 

  
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**Mathematics &amp; Logic Dictionary**

 
Definition

A combinatorial technique that obtains identities or inequalities by counting the same finite set of objects in two distinct ways, thereby equating two expressions and extracting structural information or bounds.