cardinality

noun

car·di·nal·i·ty ˌkär-də-ˈna-lə-tē

plural cardinalities

: the number of elements in a given mathematical set

Examples of cardinality in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The diagonal argument shows that the cardinality of the reals is greater than the cardinality of the natural numbers. —

Patrick Honner, Quanta Magazine, 27 Sep. 2022 And in ultimate L, Cantor is right: The continuum has cardinality . —

Quanta Magazine, 15 July 2021 The set of real numbers has a bigger cardinality than the natural numbers because there are more of them. —

Quanta Magazine, 10 Aug. 2021 Cantor also proved that the infinite number of points on a line has the same cardinality as the infinite number of points that fill the volume of a shape, like a sphere. —

Quanta Magazine, 26 Aug. 2021 Alternatively, it could be termed something else: cardinality, for example. —

Martin Goldstern, Scientific American, 16 Aug. 2021 Who’s discussing ephemeral infinite cardinality then? —

Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 7 May 2021 In an ephemeral world of shifting clouds and infinite cardinality, the need to grasp some human sense of observability is key to our operational lifeblood. —

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