aleph-null

English

Etymology

From its mathematical symbol ℵ₀, from א, aleph, the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

Proper noun

aleph-null

1. (set theory) The first of the transfinite cardinal numbers; corresponds to the number of natural numbers.

Synonyms

• (first transfinite cardinal number): aleph-naught, aleph-nought, aleph-zero, ℵ₀

Related terms

• aleph-one

Translations

first of the transfinite cardinal numbers

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿列夫零 (ālièfū-líng)

• Finnish: alef-nolla
• Hebrew: א' אֶפֶס m (álef éfes)
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• Hungarian: alef-nulla
• Portuguese: alef zero m