transfinite number

noun

Mathematics.

1. an infinite cardinal or ordinal number.

transfinite number

noun

1. a cardinal or ordinal number used in the comparison of infinite sets for which several types of infinity can be classified

   the set of integers and the set of real numbers have different transfinite numbers

transfinite number

1. A number that is greater than any finite number.

Word History and Origins

Origin of transfinite number¹

First recorded in 1900–05