cardinal number
UKkɑːdinlnʌmbər
معنی فارسی
عدد اصلي.
معنی کامل و مثالها
● (ریاضی) عدد اصلی، کاردینال (در مقابل عدد اردینال یا ترتیبی: ordinal number)
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
The term 'cardinal' is derived from the Latin word 'cardinalis', meaning 'principal' or 'important'. In mathematics, 'cardinal' is used to describe numbers that represent the size of a set.
مثال
- The cardinal numbers from one to ten are commonly taught in early education.
- In the sequence 2, 4, 6, 8, the cardinal numbers are even.
- Cardinal numbers are used to count objects or indicate position.
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order