| cardinal number n. A number, such as 3 or 11 or 412, used in counting to indicate quantity but not order. |
cardinal number, numeral
n
1. (Mathematics) a number denoting quantity but not order in a set Sometimes shortened to cardinal
2. (Mathematics) (Philosophy / 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 number
b. a particular number having this function Compare ordinal number
cardinal number (kär dn- l) A number, such as 3, 11, or 412, used in counting to indicate quantity but not order. Compare ordinal number. |
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| Noun | 1. | cardinal number - the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order number - 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 category googol - 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) |
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