I'm arranging a little gathering, and someone wants to know the number of attendees - but the group is a mix of plural systems and singlets.
I don't want to be specific and say "there are 5 systems and 2 singlets attending", I just want to give a single number.
Is there a phrase I can use to express this?
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Some extra context: this question is from the currently-fronting alter of one of the systems attending, I don't need (nor want) to disguise the existence of plurality among the guests
@lizardsquid doesnt really change my answer, i dont know a term that would work and also make it explicit (or imply) that some of the guests are systems. I think some ppl say entities but that isnt clear to me (is an entity an alter or the entire system)