CARDINAL NUMBER

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

cardinal; cardinal number

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("cardinal number" is a kind of...):

number (a concept of quantity involving zero and units)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cardinal number"):

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))