cardinality

car·di·nal·i·ty

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kahr-dn-al-i-tee]
- /ˌkɑr dnˈæl ɪ ti/
- /kɑːdɪˈnælɪtɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kahr-dn-al-i-tee]
- /ˌkɑr dnˈæl ɪ ti/

Definitions of cardinality word

noun cardinality the property of possessing a cardinal number 3
noun cardinality (of a class) the cardinal number associated with the given class. Two classes have the same cardinality if they can be put in one-to-one correspondence 3
noun plural cardinality (of a set) the cardinal number indicating the number of elements in the set. 1
noun cardinality The number of elements in a set or other grouping, as a property of that grouping. 1
noun Technical meaning of cardinality (mathematics) The number of elements in a set. If two sets have the same number of elements (i.e. there is a bijection between them) then they have the same cardinality. A cardinality is thus an isomorphism class in the category of sets. 1
noun cardinality (set theory) Of a set, the number of elements it contains. 0

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Origin of cardinality

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

First recorded in 1930-35; cardinal + -ity

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Parts of speech for Cardinality

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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cardinality popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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