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Noun: cardinal number
  1. The number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order
    - cardinal
     
  2. (grammar) A word that expresses a countable quantity.
    - cardinal numeral

Derived forms: cardinal numbers

Type of: number, numeral

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