Definition

A data-hungry individual whose job is literally to count things and convert reality into spreadsheets. The unsung hero of statistics who transforms "a bunch of stuff" into actual numbers.

Example Usage

The counter reported that we had exactly 47 defects in the batch.

Source: Common occupational terminology

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