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cardinality

noun car·di·nal·i·ty \ ˌkär-də-ˈna-lə-tē \

Definition of cardinality

plural cardinalities
: the number of elements in a given mathematical set

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Origin and Etymology of cardinality

1cardinal + -ity

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