English Explanatory Dictionary

cardinal number

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A number used to denote quantity; a counting number; a cardinal.
  2. A generalized kind of number used to denote the size of a set, including infinite sets.
  3. A word that expresses a countable quantity; a cardinal numeral.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

cardinal number cardinal numbers

Synonyms

cardinal word

Translations

Basque: zenbaki kardinal Bulgarian: кардинално число Catalan: nombre cardinal Czech: kardinální číslo Danish: kardinaltal Estonian: hulga võimsus Finnish: kardinaaliluku Finnish: perusluku French: nombre cardinal Galician: número cardinal German: Kardinalzahl Hungarian: kardinális szám Icelandic: fjöldatala Icelandic: höfuðtala Irish: bunuimhir Italian: numero cardinale Japanese: 集合数 Japanese: 基数 Malay: nombor kardinal Polish: liczba kardynalna Portuguese: número cardinal Romanian: cardinal Russian: мо́щность мно́жества Russian: кардина́льное число́ Spanish: número cardinal Swedish: kardinaltal Swedish: grundtal Tagalog: bilang na paulat Turkish: asıl sayılar Vietnamese: số lượng Welsh: rhif prifol
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