cardinal numbers
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In fact, the size of the set of real numbers can vary greatly: there could be eight, 27 or infinitely many cardinal numbers between ℵ1 and 2ℵ0—even uncountably many.
From Scientific American • Aug. 16, 2021
In addition to the cardinal numbers defined so far, there are two important cardinal characteristics—𝔟 and 𝔡—that refer to dominating functions of real numbers.
From Scientific American • Aug. 16, 2021
After we have these notions, the size of sets is denoted by cardinal numbers, or cardinals.
From Scientific American • Aug. 16, 2021
Rather our result proves that there are mathematical universes in which the 10 specific cardinal numbers between ℵ1 and 2ℵ0 turn out to be different.
From Scientific American • Aug. 16, 2021
Chapters in books are usually given the cardinal numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and so on.
From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
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