Meðtaldur

Meðtaldur is an Icelandic term that can be used to denote a concept of joint counting or counting with others. The word is formed from með- meaning with or together and taldur, a noun meaning counter or tally. The exact sense depends on field and context; it is not a standard dictionary entry in major Icelandic dictionaries, but appears in some technical writings or discussions about counting methods.

In statistics and data analysis, meðtaldur can be described as the count of elements that satisfy multiple criteria, effectively the intersection count of two properties. For example, if A and B are two properties, the meðtaldur of A and B would be the number of items that have both properties. In linguistics or corpus linguistics, it can denote the joint occurrence count of two tokens or features within a corpus.

In computer science, especially in concurrent or distributed systems, meðtaldur may refer to a shared counter maintained by multiple processes, used to tally events in a thread-safe manner. The term emphasizes the collaborative or coordinated nature of the counting, rather than a single isolated tally.

Usage note: Because the term is not widely standardized, readers may encounter different translations such as "joint counter," "co-count," or "shared tally." When introducing the concept, it is helpful to define the exact counting rule first.