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cardinal number

DEFINITIONS OF: cardinal number

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n the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order

Synonyms:
cardinal
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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