a number, such as 1, 2, 3 or 256 or 821, used in counting to indicate quantity but not order, as oppsed to ordinal number
CARDINAL NUMBER
Meaning of CARDINAL NUMBER in English
Sean Woo's Finance, GIS and real estate English glossary. Английский глоссарий по ГИС(Географическая информационная система) и недвижимости Sean Woo's Finance. 2012