numer-, number-

(Latin: number; to count, to reckon)

numerously

numerousness

supernumerary

1. Being in excess of the usual, proper, or prescribed number; additional; extra.
2. Associated with a regular body or staff as an assistant or substitute in case of necessity.
3. Exceeding the required or desired number or amount; superfluous.
4. A person who appears in a play or film without speaking lines or as part of a crowd; walk-on; extra.

supernumerous

Testes ponderantur, non numerantur.

Witnesses are weighed, not numbered.

That is, in case of a conflict of evidence, the truth is to be sought by weighing the credibility of the respective witnesses, not by the mere numerical preponderance on one side or the other.

A similar maxim contains the following: Testibus deponentibus in pari numero, dignioribus est credendum ("Where the witnesses who testify are in equal number [on both sides], the more worthy are to be believed").

Testibus deponentibus in pari numero, dignioribus est credendum

"Where the witnesses who testify are in equal number (on both sides), the more worthy are to be believed."

Testimonia ponderanda sunt, non numeranda

"Evidence is to be weighed, not enumerated."

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numer-, number-

(Latin: number; to count, to reckon)

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