"limit cardinal" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: limit cardinals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} limit cardinal (plural limit cardinals)
  1. (set theory) A cardinal number that cannot be reached from another by repeated successor operations (a weak limit cardinal) or by repeated power set operations (a strong limit cardinal). Categories (topical): Numbers, Set theory Related terms: limit ordinal Translations (Translations): rajakardinaali (Finnish), Limes-Kardinalzahl [feminine] (German)

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