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Cardinality

Meaning

Noun

In Set theory & Infinity:
The number of
a given set contains.
The number of terms that can
a type; the possible
of a type.
In Data modeling & Databases:
The
of a relationship between a
and another one,
whether it is
,
,
, or many-to-many.
In Religion:
The
of being cardinalitial
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Origin

cardinality
English
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-ity
English
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-ité
French
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-ité
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
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-ete
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
cardinal
English
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cardinal
French
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cardinalis
Latin
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-alis
Latin
cardo
Latin
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carduus
Latin
cardo
Portuguese
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Etym
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