Cardinalities

/ˌkɑːrdɪˈnælɪtiz/ noun

Definition

The plural of cardinality; the number or quantity of something, especially in mathematics where it refers to how many elements are in a set.

Etymology

From Medieval Latin cardinalis meaning 'principal' or 'chief,' derived from cardo meaning 'hinge.' The mathematical sense developed in the 19th century to describe the fundamental property of set size independent of order.

Kelly Says

In mathematics, cardinality lets us compare the sizes of infinite sets in surprisingly ways—the set of all whole numbers has the same cardinality as the set of all fractions, even though fractions feel like there should be 'more' of them!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Kardinal
kar-di-nal
ARالعربية
أساسيات
a-sa-si-yat
BNবাংলা
কার্ডিনাল
kar-di-na-l
CACatalà
cardinal
kar-di-nal
CSČeština
kardinály
kar-di-na-ly
DADansk
kardinaliteter
kar-di-na-li-te-ter
DEDeutsch
Kardinäle
kar-di-na-lə
ELΕλληνικά
καρδινάλια
kar-di-na-lia
ESEspañol
cardinalidades
kar-di-na-li-da-des
FAفارسی
کاردینال
kaar-di-nal
FISuomi
kardinaalit
kar-di-na-li-t
FRFrançais
cardinalités
kar-di-na-li-te
GUGU
કાર્ડિનલ
kaar-di-nal
HAHA
kardinal
kar-di-nal
HEעברית
קארדינליות
kar-di-na-li-ot
HIहिन्दी
कार्डिनैलिटी
kaar-di-na-li-ti
HUMagyar
kardinálisok
kar-di-na-li-sok
IDBahasa Indonesia
cardinalitas
kar-di-na-li-tas
IGIG
cardinal
kar-di-nal
ITItaliano
cardinali
kar-di-na-li
JA日本語
基数
ki-shu
KKKK
кардинал
kar-di-nal
KMKM
ការឌីណល
kaar-di-nal
KO한국어
基數
ki-su
MRMR
कार्डिनल
kaar-di-nal
MSBahasa Melayu
kardinal
kar-di-nal
MYမြန်မာ
ကတ်ဒီနယ်
kat-di-nei
NLNederlands
cardinaliteiten
kar-di-na-li-te-i-ten
NONorsk
kardinaliteter
kar-di-na-li-te-ter
PAPA
ਕਾਰਡੀਨਲ
kaar-di-nal
PLPolski
kardynale
kar-di-na-le
PTPortuguês
cardinalidades
kar-di-na-li-da-des
RORomână
cardinalități
kar-di-na-li-ta-ți
RUРусский
кардиналы
kar-di-na-ly
SVSvenska
kardinaliteter
kar-di-na-li-te-ter
SWKiswahili
cardinal
kar-di-nal
TAதமிழ்
கார்டினல்
kaar-di-nal
TEతెలుగు
కార్డినల్
kaar-di-nal
THไทย
หลัก
hok
TLTL
cardinal
kar-di-nal
TRTürkçe
kardişallar
kar-di-şal-lar
UKУкраїнська
кардинали
kar-di-na-li
URاردو
کارڈینل
kaar-di-nal
VITiếng Việt
số nguyên
so ngyen
YOYO
kardinal
kar-di-nal
ZH中文
基数
jī shù
ZUZU
ikardinali
i-kar-di-na-li

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