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cardinal number
cardinal numbern. A number, such as 3 or 11 or 412, used in counting to indicate quantity but not order.cardinal number or cardinal numeraln1. (Mathematics) a number denoting quantity but not order in a set. Sometimes shortened to: cardinal 2. (Mathematics) maths logic a. a measure of the size of a set that does not take account of the order of its members. Compare natural numberb. a particular number having this function3. (Logic) maths logic a. a measure of the size of a set that does not take account of the order of its members. Compare natural numberb. a particular number having this functioncar′dinal num′ber
n. any of the numbers that express amount, as one, two, three (disting. from ordinal number). [1585–95] car·di·nal number (kär′dn-əl) A number, such as 3, 11, or 412, used in counting to indicate quantity but not order. Compare ordinal number.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | cardinal number - the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the ordercardinalnumber - a concept of quantity involving zero and units; "every number has a unique position in the sequence"absolute frequency, frequency - the number of observations in a given statistical categorygoogol - a cardinal number represented as 1 followed by 100 zeros (ten raised to the power of a hundred)googolplex - a cardinal number represented as 1 followed by a googol of zeros (ten raised to the power of a googol) |
Translationsколичественное числительноеcardinal number
cardinal number, numeral1. a number denoting quantity but not order in a set 2. Maths Logica. a measure of the size of a set that does not take account of the order of its members b. a particular number having this function cardinal number[′kärd·nəl ′nəm·bər] (mathematics) The number of members of a set; usually taken as a particular well-ordered set representative of the class of all sets which are in one-to-one correspondence with one another. cardinal numberThe cardinality of some set.cardinal numberThe number that states how much or how many. In "record 43 has 7 fields," the 7 is cardinal. See cardinality. Contrast with ordinal number.MedicalSeenumeralLegalSeeCardinalcardinal number
Synonyms for cardinal numbernoun the number of elements in a mathematical setSynonymsRelated Words- number
- absolute frequency
- frequency
- googol
- googolplex
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