cardinality
noun
car·di·nal·i·ty
ˌkär-də-ˈna-lə-tē 
plural cardinalities
: the number of elements in a given mathematical set
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The diagonal argument shows that the cardinality of the reals is greater than the cardinality of the natural numbers.
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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.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 7 May 2021
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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.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 7 May 2021
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cardinality
noun
car·di·nal·i·ty
ˌkärd-ᵊn-ˈal-ət-ē
plural cardinalities
: the number of elements in a given mathematical set
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