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cardinal number

/ˌkɑrdnəl ˌnʌmbər/
/ˈkɑdɪnəl ˈnʌmbə/
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Other forms: cardinal numbers

Definitions of cardinal number
  1. noun
    the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order
    synonyms: cardinal
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    types:
    absolute frequency, frequency
    the number of observations in a given statistical category
    googol
    a cardinal number represented as 1 followed by 100 zeros (ten raised to the power of a hundred)
    googolplex
    a cardinal number represented as 1 followed by a googol of zeros (ten raised to the power of a googol)
    type of:
    number
    a concept of quantity involving zero and units
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