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| Title of object: |
ordinal number |
| Canonical Name: |
OrdinalNumber |
| Type: |
Definition |
| Created on: |
2002-01-05 01:37:15-05 |
| Modified on: |
2002-01-05 01:37:15-05 |
| Synonyms: |
ordinal number=ordinal |
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An ordinal number is a well ordered set $S$ such that, for every $x \in S$,
x = \{z \in S \mid z < x\}
(where $<$ is the ordering relation on $S$). |
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