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Cardinal Number

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Noun

1. cardinal, cardinal number

the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cardinal Number

see synonyms of cardinal number
noun
1. 
a number denoting quantity but not order in a set
. Sometimes shortened to: cardinal
2. mathematics, 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

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Cardinal Number

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any number used in counting or in showing how many (e.g., two, forty, 627, etc.)
see also ordinal number

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Cardinal Number

see synonyms of cardinal number
n.
A number, such as 3 or 11 or 412, used in counting to indicate quantity but not order.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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