cardinality
The number of elements a given set containsThe number of elements a given set contains.
» A set with the cardinality of the natural numbers is called "countably infinite".
Eine Menge von der Kardinalität der natürlichen Zahlen bezeichnet man als „abzählbar unendlich“.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The number of elements a given set contains.
The empty set has a cardinality of zero.
Mächtigkeit, Kardinalität
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потужністьpotužnistʹ
(mathematics) the number of elements in a set or group (considered as a property of that grouping)
(countable, uncountable)The number of terms that can inhabit a type; the possible values of a type.
(countable, uncountable)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.
(countable, uncountable)The status of being cardinalitial
Examples
1 sentencesA set with the cardinality of the natural numbers is called "countably infinite".
deEine Menge von der Kardinalität der natürlichen Zahlen bezeichnet man als „abzählbar unendlich“.
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Forms
plural: cardinalities| Singular | cardinality |
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Synonyms
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4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable