cardinality
UK /kɑːdɪˈnælɪti/ US /kɑɹdɪˈnælɪti/
noun 4
Definitions
noun
1
The number of elements a given set contains.
The empty set has a cardinality of zero.
The cardinality of a set A is the least ordinal α such that there exists a bijection between A and α. We sometimes use the notation #92;alpha#61;#124;A#124; to indicate this.
2
The number of terms that can inhabit a type; the possible values of a type.
For many types, such as String, the set of possible values is unlimited. Such types have an infinite cardinality.
3
The property of a relationship between a database table and another one, specifying whether it is one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-one, or many-to-many.
4
The status of being cardinalitial
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