transfinite number

noun Mathematics.

an infinite cardinal or ordinal number.

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Origin of transfinite number

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby transfinite number

transferral, transferrin, transfiguration, transfigure, transfinite, transfinite number, transfix, transfixion, transfixion suture, transform, transform fault
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British Dictionary definitions for transfinite number

transfinite number

noun

a cardinal or ordinal number used in the comparison of infinite sets for which several types of infinity can be classifiedthe set of integers and the set of real numbers have different transfinite numbers
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Scientific definitions for transfinite number

transfinite number
[ trăns-fī′nīt′ ]

A number that is greater than any finite number.
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