English Explanatory Dictionary

cardinality

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The number of elements a given set contains.
  2. The number of terms that can inhabit a type; the possible values of a type.
  3. The property of a relationship between a database table and another one, specifying whether it is one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-one, or many-to-many.
  4. The status of being cardinalitial

Pronunciation

/kɑːdɪˈnælɪti/ /kɑɹdɪˈnælɪti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-cardinality.wav

Word forms

cardinality cardinalities

Etymology

From cardinal + -ity.

Synonyms

power

Related words

cardinal aleph cardinal number multiplicity
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