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Title of object: cardinal number
Canonical Name: CardinalNumber
Type: Definition

Created on: 2002-01-05 01:40:12
Modified on: 2002-08-22 07:47:01

Creator: djao
Modifier: djao
Author: rmilson
Author: djao

Classification: msc:03E10
Synonyms: cardinal number=cardinal

Revision comment (for changes between this and next version):

Changes for correction #11111 ('basic property').

Preamble:

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Content:

A cardinal number is an ordinal number $S$ with the property that $S \subset X$ for every ordinal number $X$ which has the same cardinality as $S$.