Definition of Cardinality

1. Noun. (mathematics) the number of elements in a set or group (considered as a property of that grouping).

Category relationships: Math, Mathematics, Maths
Generic synonyms: Number

Definition of Cardinality

1. Noun. (set theory) Of a set, the number of elements it contains. ¹

2. Noun. (data modeling) 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. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cardinality

1. [n -TIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cardinality

cardinal tetras
cardinal variable
cardinal variables
cardinal vein
cardinal veins
cardinal virtue
cardinal virtues
cardinalate
cardinalates
cardinalfish
cardinalfishes
cardinalin
cardinalist
cardinalists
cardinalities
cardinality (current term)
cardinalize
cardinalized
cardinalizing
cardinally
cardinals
cardinalship
cardinalships
carding
carding machine
carding machines
cardings
cardio
cardio-
cardio-omentopexy

Literary usage of Cardinality

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Real Analysis by Andrew M. Bruckner, Judith B. Bruckner, Brian S. Thomson (1997)
"The cardinality of fl (ie, the cardinality of -X"\{il} or, the same thing, the cardinality of X) is HI. Unless we assume the continuum hypothesis, ..."

2. Empirical Processes: Theory and Applications by David Pollard (1990)
"We have now shown that the modification in the first coordinate of the 77 map reduces the cardinality of the corresponding K(A). A similar modification of ..."

3. The Praxis of Alain Badiou by Paul Ashton, A J Bartlett, Justin Clemens (2006)
"The cardinal number associated with CO is Xo, aleph null, and all ordinal sets using the first two methods of construction share the same cardinality.16 ..."

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