cardinal number
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cardinal number (plural cardinal numbers)
- A number used to denote quantity; a counting number.
- The smallest cardinal numbers are 0, 1, 2, and 3.
- The cardinal number "three" can be represented as "3" or "three".
- (mathematics) A generalized kind of number used to denote the size of a set, including infinite sets.
- (grammar) A word that expresses a countable quantity; a cardinal numeral.
- "Three" is a cardinal number, while "third" is an ordinal number.
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number denoting quantity
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number used to denote the size of a set
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word that expresses a countable quantity
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(word that expresses a countable quantity)
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External links[edit]
Cardinal number on Wikipedia.Wikipedia