CARDINAL NUMBER


Meaning of CARDINAL NUMBER in English

Function: noun

Date: 1591

1 : a number (as 1, 5, 15) that is used in simple counting and that indicates how many elements there are in an assemblage ― see NUMBER table

2 : the property that a mathematical set has in common with all sets that can be put in one-to-one correspondence with it

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.